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whether (or not); if

2

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

1

lovesickness

1

to love

1

my heart

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

1

unlucky

1

hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

5

floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)

1

show; display; pretensions; pose; posture

2

whaling

1

drama; play; Chinese opera

1

key to understanding; point (e.g. of an argument)

1

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

1

light rain; drizzle

1

above the ceiling

1

children's song; nursery rhyme

1

to stop; to quit; to put an end to

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

2

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

1

Morita Souhei (1881.3.19-1949.12.14)

1

dirty smoke; soot and smoke

1

Yanaka

1

to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint

2

(countless) stars in the night sky; stardust

1

masseuse; masseur

1

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

2

the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)

1

grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

2

mist; haze

3

sooner or later; in due time; in due course

1

to return a favor (favour); to repay

1

responsibility; duty; obligation

1

cave; cavern; grotto; dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock

2

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake

7

to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

1

fragrance of flowers

1

Tamagawa

6

alone; by oneself; on one's own

5

starlight

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

4

things; affairs

1

to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

1

crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees

1

stony path; stony road

2

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

6

magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine

2