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innumerable; countless; numberless

2

rainy

1

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

1

migratory bird; bird of passage

1

to tower; to rise; to soar

2

so (condensed milk product eaten in ancient Japan); Soviet Union

1

Nara

1

talisman; amulet; charm

2

publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)

1

hot summer day; day on which the temperature reaches at least 25°C

1

water's edge; waterside; shore

2

to fear; to be afraid

1

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

1

decrease; reduction; decline

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

6

plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking

1

association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)

3

beater (on a hunt)

1

to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)

1

to make

2

carpenter

3

ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces; inkpot; ink bottle

1

bad; poor; shoddy

1

whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing

1

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

2

being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

2

Korea

1

Europe

1

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

2

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

1

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

3

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

11

forked tree; forked branch

1

divine tree or island east of China; Fusang; Japan; Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

1

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

1

kinoko; mountain-dwelling demon resembling a child

2

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

2

to drive away; to scatter; to rout

1

besides; moreover; in addition

1

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)

3

coincidence

1

Minakata Kumagusu (1867.5.18-1941.12.29)

2

correspondence; exchange of letters

1

the preceding year; the previous year; last year

4

rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net

1

young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age

1

to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl

1