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Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

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coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

3

piece; dry-goods; piece goods

1

peddler

2

truth; reality

2

travel journal

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

4

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

5

traveller; traveler

3

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

5

something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration

3

to be contented; to be at ease

2

narrow path; narrow lane

2

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

1

shed; barn; outhouse

2

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

6

to fix (e.g. to a wall); to secure; to install; to plant

1

toilet; lavatory

2

preparation; provision; establishment

2

writer; author

3

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

1

closet

7

Chinese paper

3

thick printed paper (for covering sliding doors); paper sliding-door; sliding door covered with thick paper

3

south-west

2

layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms

1

design

2

without doing

1

three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions

6

to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to

2

one's later years; final years (in life)

2

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

2

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

2

dusk; twilight

2

sleeping face

1

eyebrow

2

to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

houseroom

2

sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

2

snoring; snore

1

nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement

2

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

3

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

3

father; dad; husband; you; he

24

feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

1

to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

1

sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

1

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

1

one after another; in rapid succession

1