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reminiscent talk

2

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

3

change; transition; return present

2

literature

1

expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes

2

ability that outdoes (shames) professionals

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

6

bravery; military prowess; valour; valor

1

to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

1

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

2

feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

4

(not) even once; (not) ever

2

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

6

confections; sweets; candy; cake

1

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

2

certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

3

bridge of nose

2

chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

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lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods

1

(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha

1

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

1

snow; snowfall

2

dead of night; midnight

1

chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

1

wharf; bridge; jetty; pier

2

suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between

2

ivy and vines; creepers

3

Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)

1

famous saying; noted haiku

2

scenery; scene; landscape

4

superb view; picturesque scenery

1

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

1

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

5

not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special

1

writers and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting and calligraphy

1

inkstone

2

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

1

he; him; boyfriend

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to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)

1

peace; harmony

6

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

3

evening; dusk; twilight

2

each house; every house; many houses

4

to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire

1

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

4

to; towards; for

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

1

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

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