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bay window

1

3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle

1

Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree

1

black stone; black (go pieces)

1

to stop walking; to pause

1

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

the six senses

3

Shizuoka (city, prefecture)

2

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

2

Imamatsu

1

suffix for familiar person

20

to say; to tell; to state; to do

1

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

1

house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

2

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

2

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

8

-ish; -like

5

chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general

1

in session; in progress; under way; open

1

Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)

1

visitor's or pilgrims' lodgings in a temple; priest's quarters

2

to change one's clothes

4

document; official papers

2

shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio

2

professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon

1

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

3

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

4

sharing; division; draw; tie

6

completely financed; sponsored; under patronage

3

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

4

time charge for a geisha

1

to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

3

accumulating good deeds; doing good

1

counter for temples

2

mustache and beard

1

within the jurisdiction of

1

resort

2

fifth day of the month; five days

7

portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back

4

affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

1

affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

2

seeming very

1

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

6

folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats

4

photograph album

1

lung disease; chest trouble; pulmonary tuberculosis

6

moment; very short time

1

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

2

beloved wife

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