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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!

4

Onikuma

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heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la

1

to tower above; to stand out

3

first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)

1

early morning

2

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

1

identifying a severed head; checking a person's identity

2

eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange

2

my; one's own; I ...; one ...

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another

1

famous; fame

1

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

1

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

3

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

16

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)

2

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

1

rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook

1

bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

1

D'Arrast; Dara

1

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

1

the present age; these days; (present) head of the family

1

Narita

1

immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity

1

to see; to look; to watch

1

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1

forehead; brow

1

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

2

ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

1

seeing with one's own eyes; witnessing

1

Kamakura (city)

1

riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

2

cask; barrel

4

change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

1

nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)

1

wine cask or barrel

1

ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

1

difference; variation; difference

1

testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial

1

bridge

1

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

1

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

1

large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)

1

soy sauce; shoyu

1

to boil; to seethe

1

one by one; one each; one at a time

2

to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1