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to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

5

without

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

2

Nagatomo

3

Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)

1

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

1

instead; but (on the other hand)

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

muddy feet

3

well; now; then

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

masterpiece

1

national treasure

1

to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead

1

Tome

1

washing; sashimi chilled in iced water

2

branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family

1

the seven forms of Avalokitesvara; the seven Avalokitesvaras of Kyoto

1

patron god; ancestor deified as a kami

1

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

1

farming; agriculture

1

Tomegun

3

Nabeyama

1

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

1

cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation

1

zero; nought

2

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

1

Ashikaga period (i.e. the Muromachi period, 1333-1573 CE)

1

grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine

1

17; seventeen

1

magistrate; shogunate administrator

1

miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors

3

to open the door

1

covered in mud; mud-caked

1

Sakichi

1

normally; habitually

1

tree; woody plant

1

to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance

1

what to do

1

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

one; one

2

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

2

upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching); convenience; suitability; availability

1

dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas)

2

to shoot or fire off an arrow

1

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

1

spout

1