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side of a moat

1

emperor's teacher; imperial army

1

steady; honest; sober; straightforward

1

all night; throughout the night

1

to take a breath; to take a short rest

1

important part (to listen to); the point (of a speech); interesting part; best part (of a piece of music or performance)

1

curtain-raiser; prologue

1

being outpersevered

1

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

2

first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

to dig out; to pick up

1

above the ceiling

2

farmer; peasant; farming; the common people

1

box (built-in) for containing shutters

1

severe; harsh

1

orderly; underling

2

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

1

by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment

1

to leave behind

1

hiding place; genitals

1

wicker clothes hamper

6

grandmother

1

farewell gift

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

rust

1

deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship

1

molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling

1

hub (of a wheel); nave

1

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

1

radio telegraphy

1

to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart

1

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

1

rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); Korean rose

2

to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing

1

head; chief; boss

1

bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

1

court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute

1

songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance

2

mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking

1

gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)

1

skillfulness

4

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

1

for a second time

1

disadvantageous; harmful; unprofitable

1

unglazed reddish brown pottery (originally from China)

1

doll; puppet; figure

2

(laugh) broadly; (laugh) loudly

1

chuckle; giggle

2