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sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)

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dyeing; printing

3

covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)

3

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

1

impatience; anxiety

3

remaining years (of one's life)

1

isn't that right?

1

ill-omened; unlucky

1

vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits

2

staff with plaited paper streamers

1

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

1

it hasn't been long since

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on-stage composure

1

sound of the wind; voice of the wind

1

stealing

3

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

1

spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed

1

old person

1

to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind

1

packsaddle

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to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire

1

agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility

1

purification; exorcism

1

sign; signal; cue

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

horseback

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to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

3

to mind; to care; to worry

1

one end; an end; part; fragment

1

keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop

1

townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family

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even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

2

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

4

ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)

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wariness

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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)

2

to pay attention; to be watchful

2

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

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bandit; rebel

2

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

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

1

one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)

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adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

2

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

2

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

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