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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

2

I can tell you; heh

1

the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

97

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty

1

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

6

origin; beginning

1

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

14

four

7

soul; spirit

8

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

8

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

29

to collect; to assemble; to gather

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

4

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

1

tusk; fang

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

14

Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement

6

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

1

I; me

1

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

6

second

1

assassin; to assassinate

1

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

40

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

2

village

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

29

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

1

tradition; legend; folklore

1

counter for people

21

departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

13

coral

7

suffix for familiar person

7

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

amber

12

Mr (junior); master; boy

1

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

14

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

1

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

11

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

2

Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku

1

the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem

1

mica; isinglass

5

time warp; time travel

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

1

fairy-tale book

1

car

11

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

3