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people; citizens; subjects; folk

5

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

2

Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal

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Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)

6

western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

6

pool (in river)

8

rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay

2

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

2

for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

1

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

1

a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

4

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

2

unpolished and uncut gem

1

occasional; infrequent; rare

3

go home; get out

1

but; however; even though; even if

1

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

3

dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea

3

seasonal court banquet

1

foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity

1

to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen

1

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

5

fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation

2

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1

to carry; to bring (to a place)

1

common people; ordinary people; masses

2

again (and again); once again; yet again

1

hills and fields; countryside

4

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

1

uproar; disturbance

5

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

11

cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

1

grief; lamentation

1

desolate field; withered field

1

wintry mountain; mountain that is often climbed during the winter

1

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

2

bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy

1

to join hands (with)

1

change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

2

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

1

Northern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern Dynasty; Northern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)

1

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

2

same age

1

Engen era (of the Southern Court) (1336.2.29-1340.4.28)

2

grudge; complaint; reproach

2

first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began

2

classifying together

1

north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea

2

beginning; outset; first; onset

1

January; first month of the lunar calendar

2