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unrelated; unconnected

2

to inspect; to supervise

1

light; faint; pale; fleeting

6

millstone; mortar

4

rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

7

familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

1

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

2

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

5

my book; my (humble) work; a little thing of mine

2

pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide

1

both kinds

2

distinction; differentiation; classification

11

writing (style)

2

short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)

2

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

3

higan cherry (species of weeping cherry tree, Prunus subhirtella); early-flowering cherry (around the spring equinox); double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)

5

cherry blossom

1

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

3

season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh

1

remaining time; days left

1

unborn

1

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

7

complete knowledge

1

geological features

1

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

4

that; those; the

20

yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so

2

genuine; authentic; true; real

1

Tokiha

1

weeping; lamenting

2

relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)

1

mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy

1

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

2

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

3

same kind (race); homogeneousness

3

to attract attention

5

approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member

3

east

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(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse

1

double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)

2

double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)

1

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

9

to order; to command; to appoint

1

characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-

3

departure

2

being already (well) aware

1

the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo

1

having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

9