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once more; again

3

patterns of thinking; train of thought

1

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

8

to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer

1

Japanese (language)

2

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play

1

odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting

1

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

1

meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

2

crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement

1

once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

1

to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing

1

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

1

(not) even; (not) any

2

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

last resort

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

4

to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

4

holiday; day off

1

to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat

1

ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card

2

banknote; bill; note; paper money

1

to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide

1

selfish; asking too much

1

to put one's hand on; to touch

2

to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket

1

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

3

as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably

1

to slip off

1

sunshine; sunlight

1

charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish

1

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

1

light blue; pale blue; aqua

1

satin

1

cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

1

camisole

1

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

1

underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

1

to do as one likes

1

hesitation; indecision

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

2

to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out

1