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

3

if I do say so myself

6

travellers' inn; stage inn

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

5

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

8

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

2

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

1

crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby

3

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

5

daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

8

court noble; nobility; Imperial Court

2

equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements

4

class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

4

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1

tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

9

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

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mountain range; mountain belt

3

hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets

10

and; although; but

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

12

ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

4

skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

19

skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

6

dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed

1

safety; security

3

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

3

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

2

unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

3

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

2

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

2

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

14

dilettante; person of fantastic taste

2

plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation

2

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

2

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

10

to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare

1

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

6

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

1

carving; engraving; sculpture

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

3

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

7

to be true to nature; to be lifelike

1

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

2

able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability

1

indicates emotion

1

wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft

1

to ask a high price; to overcharge

2

tooth; ivory

1

carving; engraving; chiselled features

3