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daybreak; dawn

1

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

2

even number; even; spouse; mate

1

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

1

only this; this much; this small amount (degree, extent); (not) in the slightest; (not) at all

1

originality

2

hard to imagine

1

Shimokita Peninsula

1

ramie (Boehmeria nivea var. nipononivea)

1

cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax

4

last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

3

shell (e.g. electron shell)

1

stopping at; going no further than

1

sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

1

uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky

1

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

1

adaptation (of story)

1

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

2

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

2

both languages; both words

1

together with; same; both; all; including ...

2

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

2

waterside; waterfront

1

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

2

figure of speech

1

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

1

lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering

1

producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other

1

after all

2

advocacy; proposal

1

lofty; soaring; towering; precipitous; high and steep; sharply sticking out

2

Teiji

1

this person

1

opinion; view; comment

1

first volume (in set); volume one; book one

1

quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate

1

one word

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

1

prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory

2

concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

1

Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

2

thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

1

to lure; to invite out

1

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

2

(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian

1

emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant

1

selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage

1

fierce

1