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tribe; branch family

2

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

1

pioneer; settler; colonist

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

2

villages

1

diary; journal

2

second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

2

Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)

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to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed

1

village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

6

foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)

1

these

1

nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling

2

illegitimate child; secret love child

5

one's real mother

3

low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)

1

next; then; after that

1

palace room for government officials or ladies in waiting; room inside a palace or private estate allocated to employees; person living in such a room; boarding house for trainee administrators (Ritsuryo period)

2

to store; to contain

1

people from one's hometown

9

to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

4

this year

3

eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

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wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished

2

(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow

2

weak; delicate; sickly

1

(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

1

wild horse

1

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

1

(present) head of a family

2

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

2

woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

1

tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful

2

to complete one's journey

1

house where one was born; one's parents' house

1

hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln

1

black lustre; black luster

1

ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

2

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

3

homecoming; return to one's home

1

rare; seldom

2

old father

2

to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

1

advanced age; senility

1

stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy

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Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

2

(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present

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