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early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

1

dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)

2

haori (Japanese formal coat)

13

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

5

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

3

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

8

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

1

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

6

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

7

growth period; period of rapid growth

2

growth period; growing season

1

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

2

equilibrium; balance

1

right in the midst of; right at the height of

1

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

5

wariness

1

having said that; on the other hand

1

to let one's guard down

1

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

10

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

18

secondary; subordinate

1

three; 3

4

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

16

-ish; -like

5

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

1

without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

25

this world; earthly life

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

2

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

13

pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank

1

under the eaves

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

14

millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

13

fresh

1

change of voice (during puberty); break of voice

2

to finish; to graduate

4

small quantity; little; little while; short distance

20

to lower; to be lowered

1

soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

8

haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

1

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

4

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

5

to serve; to work for; to attend

4

feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

2

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

13

acquaintance

5