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as usual; as is one's habit

2

thereupon; shortly thereafter

4

town mayor

3

branch office

6

women's group; women's association

3

application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal

1

welcome; reception

3

donation; presentation; gift

1

woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)

1

songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance

1

appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre

1

lady; (female) pervert

1

father

1

guardians; parents; father and older brother

1

viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification

1

to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified

1

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

1

everyone at once; everyone together

4

later on; afterwards

1

all; everyone; everybody

2

goat

1

stalk; stem

1

this area; around here

2

all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor

1

pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter

4

maritime; marine transportation

1

navy

2

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

1

open sea; ocean

1

hidden historical background

1

wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond

1

ocean; open sea

1

surging sea; rough sea; large waves

2

humanity; civilization; civilisation; culture

1

influence (on someone); inspiration

1

waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

7

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

1

modest; reserved; quiet; humble

2

address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word

2

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

1

long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle

5

one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting

2

rook

2

heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman

2

to be free; to be available

1

10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall

1

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

3

daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus

1

bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid

1