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remains; corpse; body

2

riverboat; rivercraft

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

5

Fushimi

1

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

2

pupil; student; follower

1

burial

1

phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem

6

death in battle; death on the battlefield

2

related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant

1

to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

2

guess; speculation; supposition

2

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire

2

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

praise and censure; public criticisms

2

famous haiku poet; the poet Basho

1

the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

1

neighborhood association (established in Japan in 1940); neighbourhood association

1

wanderer; traveller; traveler

3

acquaintance; appreciative friend

2

niece

1

should do; ought to do

1

row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

6

prison gate

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

2

owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

1

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

1

ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery

6

well-tempered; well drilled; well trained

2

ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana

2

Imperial era; system of counting years from the start of Emperor Jinmu's reign in 660 BC

1

fence; wall; hedge

1

hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam

2

crowd; turnout

2

uproar; disturbance

4

barbarous customs

1

occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)

3

demonstration; show of force

1

splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

2

Bandō; former name of the Kantō region

5

race (of people); type of person

3

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

spectator; sightseer; onlooker

2

custom

4

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)

10

long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

1

long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

2

long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

5

to pierce

1

enemy general

2