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the sun

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the sun; sunlight; heat of the sun

1

both sides; two sides; double-sided

1

to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)

1

drying; dryness

1

dry and rough; desiccated; rustling

1

wet hands

1

newspaper

1

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

1

Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides

2

wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

4

tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)

1

dong dang gui (aromatic herb similar to dong quai, Angelica acutiloba); dong quai (aromatic herb used to treat various gynecological symptoms, Angelica sinensis)

1

sutra; Buddhist scriptures

1

to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)

1

section of village

1

mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture

1

to boil; to decoct; to infuse

1

the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism; the Nine Chinese Classics

1

reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it

2

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

1

report; notification; registration

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

2

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

2

woman's handwriting; hiragana

2

harbour; harbor; port

22

care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o

2

small island; islet

8

address; destination

1

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

1

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

1

to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

1

haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

6

don't you think?; indicates question

1

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

1

surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

1

effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

1

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

2

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon

1

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

4

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

6

ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia

2

to keep to oneself (secret, etc.)

2

horsefly; gadfly

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

4

content of a letter

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