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small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland

12

the Kojiki and Nihon-shoki

8

to concern; to be related

1

Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

2

unnecessary; unneeded

10

lake (in place names)

10

Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

1

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

3

Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)

2

spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul

2

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

1

class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

1

calamity; disaster; misfortune

1

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

2

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

1

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

2

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

8

workshop; studio; atelier

8

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

4

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

1

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

1

tradition; legend; folklore

1

swordsmith

1

stronghold; citadel; headquarters

1

you; dear; honey

1

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

5

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

4

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

2

should; must; -able; probably; likely

1

we

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

2

counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

1

Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)

1

cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs

3

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

1

if it's the case

5

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

1

have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!

1

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

1

tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

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

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

4

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

2

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

6

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1