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Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

1

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

2

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

8

on the way back; returning

1

sudden shower; sudden downpour

2

rain shower

1

crossroads; intersection; crossway; carrefour

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

2

appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)

1

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

6

harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)

1

son

1

friend

2

sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated

2

childhood friend; old playmate

1

battledore and shuttlecock game (played at the beginning of the year)

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

3

chance; opportunity

2

proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)

2

academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school

1

halfway; midway; partway; mid-course

1

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

2

parents; both parents

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

clear; pure; noble

5

one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon

1

common camellia (Camellia japonica)

1

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

4

(flower) vase

1

premature birth

1

to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...

2

to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane

1

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

1

infancy; childhood; tender age

1

dawn; daybreak; beginning

4

sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year

2

tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel

1

stately mansion

1

small and simple home

2

red light district

1

pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to

2

affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

4

one knee

1

sleeved quilt; futon with sleeves; cotton padded nightwear

11

sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

1

self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive

2

childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing

1

servant; menial

2

doorkeeper; doorman; porter

1