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dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

stone wall

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moat; fosse; trench; ditch

1

carving; engraving; chiselled features

1

Katou Kiyomasa (1562-1611)

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Kumamoto (city, prefecture)

1

poem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters

2

three; three years of age

1

accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

6

quadrilateral; square

2

shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige

1

impromptu; on the spot; off the cuff; ad lib

1

Chinese poem; Chinese poetry

1

ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

1

had better; is advisable

1

Kyokutei Bakin

2

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

2

Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji

2

Bakin

3

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

one's weak point

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composition of a poem

1

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

1

strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing

1

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

2

to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

1

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

1

privately; with outsiders barred; en famille

1

to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life

4

narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

1

welcome; reception

2

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

2

rest; relief; relaxation

1

tomorrow morning

1

early-morning departure

1

disease; -pathy

1

day after day; every day

1

full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

2

reviewing stand; box; gallery

7

to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity

1

strongly; violently; with all one's strength

2

dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre

3

in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater

3

short time

1

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

1

ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)

17

program (e.g. TV); programme

1

to wear glasses; to put on glasses

1