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Japan

2

distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert

2

to possess; to haunt

5

to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine

3

everything; anything; nothing

4

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

15

consideration

1

sightseeing; tourism

1

dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

2

life; living; I; me; student

4

qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence

1

mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation

1

fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

6

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

5

to look around; to survey

4

unlucky house

3

deposit

1

calendar; almanac

2

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

5

Ninpei era (1151.1.26-1154.10.28)

2

god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest

2

remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

2

to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

6

in addition

3

being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to

5

portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back

1

kidney

1

to grow restive; to begin to act violently

1

Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)

1

counter for temples

39

warrior monks from Enryaku temple at Mt. Hiei in Kyoto

1

mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy

1

miso soup

1

sword with a very long grip

2

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs)

2

geta with high supports; tall clogs

1

police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)

2

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

2

fire; conflagration

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

17

closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final

1

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

4

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

5

beginning; inception

2

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

2

bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid

1

cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

8

to play in a group

1

to make merry; to be festive

4