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biwa (Japanese lute)

2

to show

1

style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing

8

looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

5

to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to

3

last month

1

certain day

1

to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support

5

letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning

4

remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers

1

manifesting in human form (of a Buddha or Bodhisattva); avatar

1

people

8

favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence

4

ancestor; forefather; foremother

3

to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous

3

to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

1

whether one wants to or not; without choice

2

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

2

tombstone; gravestone

1

(a) few; some; several

5

to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane

4

inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

2

for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

6

han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province

1

common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank

2

non-commissioned officer; low-ranking samurai (Edo period)

1

ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

3

chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot

5

nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)

1

strange coincidence

3

(another's) son

4

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

1

change (for a purchase); toilet splashback

1

ancestor

2

to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind

3

(family) death register

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

5

start; beginning; first step; clue

2

inside a temple

2

story; tale; talk; discussion

2

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem

4

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

2

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

generations; ages; years

1

rain and dew

2

woodpecker

1

ancestors

1

(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

5

about this time; about now

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