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sense of sight; vision

3

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

1

the shogunate period; the days of the shogunate regime

1

rather; better

1

post office

1

moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)

1

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

1

entirely; completely; all; nothing but

1

(face) powder

2

liberated woman

1

spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

2

wooden; made of wood; wooden construction

2

white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd

1

paint

3

coating (esp. lacquering)

3

to look old; to become musty; to wear out

1

children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head

2

reality; actuality; hard fact

1

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

2

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

7

God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan

1

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

4

authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

3

distrust; discredit

1

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

11

horsefly; gadfly

1

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

2

stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm

1

chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)

1

the four seasons

48

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

3

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

to think of; to come up with

2

definition

2

rut; wheel track; distance between two wheels; gauge

1

rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework

5

here and there; in places

1

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

4

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

5

two ken (approx. 3.6m)

2

two rooms

1

family; members of a family

1

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

4

stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

2

stone wall

1

stone wall

7

tenement house; row house

22

at first; in the beginning; originally

4

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

4