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brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)

1

all-night vigil over a body; wake

1

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

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pipe; tube

2

rarely; seldom

1

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

2

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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meal; dinner; diet

2

even; but; however

3

huge; gigantic; enormous

1

food; foodstuff

1

amount; quantity

2

large quantity; large amount

1

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

3

hunger; starvation

1

to feel; to sense

1

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

1

pressing; urging; demanding; demand

3

look like; sound like; savor of; smack of

2

kitchen; financial situation

1

(something) despised; (something) made light of

3

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

3

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

2

maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady

4

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

4

to love

2

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

3

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

2

emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

1

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

1

rice granary

1

off grounds; outside the premises

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

6

to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2

messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

1

portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)

1

with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

1

one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting

1

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

1

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

3

to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on

2

easy; simple; plain

7

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

3

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

6

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

1

going up and down; going back and forth

1

to come back

2

to become; to amount to

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