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each; every

5

transparent; clear

1

Kourin

1

counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

2

freshly budded bracken

2

curve

2

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

1

unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time

1

plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation

4

karuna (compassion)

2

comparison

6

group; bunch; crowd; group

2

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

4

Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine

2

armful; employee

1

dam; weir; barrier; sluice

1

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

8

reed screen

2

traditional women's hair style, with hair worn up and arched back

1

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

2

oval face (e.g. of a beautiful woman)

2

turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)

4

dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

8

to dye; to colour; to color

5

figured satin

1

skin

1

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

6

to join together; to combine; to join up

2

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

4

(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)

2

China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man

2

fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce

1

loud laughter; roaring with laughter

1

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

20

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

8

round face; moon face

2

sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

5

director; trustee

1

orchid; Netherlands; Holland

3

cousin (male)

6

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

3

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

1

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

five (long cylindrical things)

2

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

feeling; sense; impression

9

the five fingers; leading five; top five

3

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

6