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children

2

picture book

4

to read aloud to another

2

staff; stuff; stuffing; filling

1

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

1

older sister; lass; young lady

2

mermaid; merman

22

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

6

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

early

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

5

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

1

bottom; sole

3

coral

1

pearl

1

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

3

castle

3

princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

4

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

4

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

2

king

2

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

loveable; very likeable; like very much

1

to grow up; to become an adult

1

to fly in the air

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

3

plant; vegetation

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

1

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

1

that day; the very same day

1

to look forward to something

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

1

farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long

1

prince; subordinate Kumano shrine

1

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

1

knife

1

to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

1

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

2

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

2

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

2

to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

1

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

3

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in

1

to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

2