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twice

5

modesty; humility; being humble

3

male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

1

young person; inexperienced person; novice

2

maturity; ripeness

2

grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something

1

the past; past events

1

senior; older

1

evident; plain; distinct; clear

2

small talk; chat; gossip

4

all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration

1

a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some

2

capacity

6

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

2

clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

7

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

2

contagion; infection

2

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

1

egoistic; selfish; self-willed

1

one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand

2

paper bag

1

tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed

1

to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

2

to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

1

to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

1

shelving; pigeonholing

3

returning home

4

launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party

2

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

1

to fall asleep

1

to be ordered (to do)

1

January; first month of the lunar calendar

3

seat; sheet

2

seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

6

several people

2

to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

1

large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

1

residence; mansion

2

relative; relation; kin

1

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

1

one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin

1

lump together; put all together

1

enterprise; business; company; corporation

1

interests; stake

1

other people; others

2

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

2

merry; joyful; gleeful

2

to lend a hand; to help

3