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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

3

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

4

to fit; to suit

4

fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)

1

low door used in bathhouses to prevent the hot water from cooling (Edo period)

4

public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object

1

foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

2

(in Japanese architecture) transom

2

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

1

steam; vapour; vapor

1

bathtub

1

(a) bath

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

this evening; tonight

2

making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands

1

partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)

4

handmade soba

1

splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

3

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

2

(sake) decanter

2

another thing; other things; another man's property

1

conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

3

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

1

cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

3

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

1

miso with sugar, sake, yuzu juice and skin; hollowed out yuzu stuffed with miso and yuzu juice then baked

2

oyster; oyster shell

1

vinegar, soy sauce and mirin (or sugar) mixed in roughly equal proportions

1

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

1

to rest; to suspend; to give relief

5

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain

2

to get; to obtain; to come by; to find

3

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

4

unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen

1

afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

4

feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

5

petition; memorial

2

to aim at

11

accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)

10

guard; patrol; escort

2

Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)

3

seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement

2

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

2

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

2