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to hurt someone's feelings; to offend someone

1

quickly

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

2

low voice; whisper

3

to set (sun); to become dark

3

tile kiln

10

pace; step; cadence

1

ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase

1

path along a cliff

1

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

hill road

1

level ground; plain; flatland

1

darkness

1

in the dark

1

surfeit; glut; being fed up; food poisoning

1

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

3

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

4

cavern; grotto

23

inside; within

12

sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping

1

can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2

desk

6

shogi; Japanese chess

2

shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings

6

wearing one's hair knotted in the back

4

daredevil; rowdy

3

inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative

1

mid-winter; cold season

1

chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air

7

suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

1

the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance

5

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

4

Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)

2

best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)

4

common name; popular name

1

name; title

1

indeed; it's no wonder

1

personage; person (deserving of respect)

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

1

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy)

4

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1

rush mat; matting; mat

11

mule

2

karma from a previous existence

1

guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

1

to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

1

state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements

2