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song; singing

4

Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)

1

older sister; elder sister

1

manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer

1

shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)

1

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

through; by way of; after; via

1

to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich

1

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

2

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

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ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

4

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

7

bad year; bad harvest

1

manufacture; production

3

famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

3

admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment

2

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

2

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

3

noodles; vermicelli

2

still; even now

6

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

2

regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

2

to win; to gain victory

1

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

2

lecture hall of a temple (esp. Zen)

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morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)

2

hat; hut

2

too much; excessively; too

10

to prohibit

1

law; ban; prohibition; ordinance

1

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

1

tradition; legend; folklore

6

Shimoina

1

upper reaches of a river; upstream

3

basin (e.g. between mountains)

1

dissipation; prodigality; debauchery

4

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

2

original form; base form

1

edged tool; cutlery

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

3

quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

6

plump; somewhat large

1

long and narrow

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Atsumi

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thickness; profundity; depth

1

to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)

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surprise

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to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

2

Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)

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miso soup

3