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original; novel; new

3

brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular

2

sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

1

plan; idea; design; plot

6

near; close by; within reach; familiar

1

every person; every mouth; every entrance

4

3000; three thousand; many

1

street; quarter; district; area

1

citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

1

longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration

1

adoration; reverence; esteem

1

throne

1

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

1

as was expected; sure enough

1

wild enthusiasm; being crazy about

2

billboard; large signboard; first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw

1

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

3

approximately the same

1

public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)

2

hairdresser; hairdressing

1

(Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services); tea stall

1

here and there; everywhere

2

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

8

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

one-year-old

1

waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited

1

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

1

lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place

5

south

2

Kubohon

14

mid-stream; middle course; middle class

2

January; first month of the lunar calendar

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

30

negotiations; discussions; connection

2

brush and paper; written description

1

place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)

2

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

1

halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory

1

one stride; single stride; short distance

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity

1

help; rescue; assistant

2

wig; hairpiece

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

3

best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of

1

easy; simple; plain

1

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

1

phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit

2

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

1