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sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

6

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

2

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

4

related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood

1

(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality

2

older sister; elder sister

7

youngest sister

1

trio; gang of three; threesome

3

retreating figure; appearance from behind

4

life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

1

what do you want?; can I help you?

1

one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years

1

elder sister; effeminate man

38

to become frayed; to become loose

6

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

3

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

2

to embrace

1

spell; curse; dharani; mantra

1

to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

1

asthma

1

barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)

4

man

2

grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

4

night sky

5

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

8

common reed (Phragmites australis)

2

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

3

we; us

2

if it is the case that ...

1

several steps

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

6

public bathhouse

3

public bath; bathhouse

3

to turn to the right

4

housing district; residential district

1

(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

12

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

2

to turn right; to turn to the right

2

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

6

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

2

frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

2

briskly with small steps; trotting

5

glancing look

1

to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

6

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

1

to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

3

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

2

to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)

1

to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

1