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moonlight; moon; moonbeams

1

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

1

east

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

1

thirty; 30

1

six; 6

1

peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

1

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

1

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

58

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

1

capital (esp. Kyoto)

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

116

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

1

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.

65

suddenly; all of a sudden

1

to annoy; to cause trouble

1

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

2

drama; play; powerful drug

2

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

clashing of swords; fight; brawl; scuffle

1

this time; now

1

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

66

historical play; period drama

2

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

be; is

13

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

4

Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

3

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky

1

dream

2

now; the present time; just now; another; more

4

tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper

1

troubled times; turbulent times

1

violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement

1

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

1

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

24

to become (formal)

1

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

7

why; how

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

3

historical drama

1

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

48

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

2

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

2

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

hero; great man

1

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

1

trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled

2

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

15

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

1

incident; affair; happening; event

1