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Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

2

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

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one (straw) bagful

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1000 yen

2

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

1

being very surprised; being utterly astonished; being shocked

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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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rice price

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to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left

3

gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame

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clang of hoofs; sound of a koto

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

3

pure white; snow white

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noble; aristocrat; peer

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mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

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dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness

1

carving; engraving; sculpture

1

a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed

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living alone; solitude; solitary life

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impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks

1

hillside; mountainside

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autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

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gulpingly; in one gulp

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mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

2

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

3

a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming

1

faint smile

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a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

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to look away; to turn away

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

5

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

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sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid

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many communities (villages); cluster of plants

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cardueline finch (any finch of subfamily Carduelinae, esp. the Eurasian siskin, Carduelis spinus)

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secret story; unknown episode

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to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

2

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

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pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

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to lie down (and rest)

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sole of foot

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to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum

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tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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all on one's own

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good luck; fortune

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

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