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ornamental ridge-end tile

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to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

3

to rebuild; to reconstruct

1

hill road

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to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger

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Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)

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10,000; ten thousand

3

1,000; one thousand

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Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)

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100,000; hundred thousand

2

Nihonmatsu

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high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine

12

700; seven hundred

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(arch.) female slave; female servant; housemaid

2

nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

1

the very start; the very beginning

2

to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

1

sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

2

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

1

to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

1

cannot contain one's anger; can't contain myself; staying angry

1

perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments

2

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

2

to be stingy; to be tightfisted

1

staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising

1

hotel charges

1

strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge

5

tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko

4

being argued into silence; being left speechless

1

money talks

1

when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

1

talkative; loquacious; garrulous; having a large family to support; having too many mouths to feed

1

cooked rice

1

to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread

2

to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on

1

lonesome; lonely; forlorn

2

pipe; tube

3

traveler; traveller

1

time; appointed time

3

noisy; boisterous

1

white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd

1

tiled roof

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

2

to sell

3

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

2

frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range

1

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

1

messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy

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turnip (Brassica rapa)

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