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shame; embarrassment; disgrace

2

to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright

1

increase in interest rates

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to fall down; to fall over; to roll; to tumble; (arch.) (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret

1

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

2

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

waste; uselessness; redundance

1

pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery

1

jest; joke; funny story

3

millions; several million; a few million

1

princess; consort

2

waiting upon (someone)

1

to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise

1

gracious command or words

1

tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude

1

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

1

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

2

skill; dexterity; master hand

2

(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

1

attendance

2

fairyland; enchanted land

1

Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era

1

main street; avenue

1

government and people; those in and out of the court or government; the entire nation

1

aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank

1

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

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good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

2

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

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stable; barn

2

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

1

vegetable garden

1

elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman

2

field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

2

street vendor; peddler

2

itinerant entertainer

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

3

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

4

flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers

1

shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word

1

creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

1

(silk) gauze

1

water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons

1

wall; fence

1

infirmities of old age

1

to be transparent; to leave a gap

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

absent-mindedness; stupor; stupefaction; fainting

2

to envelop; to blanket; to cloak

1

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

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