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river; stream; River; the ... river

26

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

29

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

17

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

4

to look around; to survey

3

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

8

Umewaka

2

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

11

grey moustache; white beard

2

white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

3

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

3

to look back

2

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

12

(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.

9

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

2

thin, bordered mat

2

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

15

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

6

shoulder

7

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

4

tobacco tray

3

fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization

1

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

14

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

3

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

2

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

5

below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin

2

Fukii

3

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

11

to wipe; to dry

5

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

18

to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

2

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

12

to be

5

like that; so

2

footwear; footgear; shoes

3

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

90

to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)

1

zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals

6

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

2

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

4

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

7

slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

40

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

10

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

11

well curb

1

half

1

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

1

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

2