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to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

3

Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)

1

descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild

1

free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank

1

joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

1

Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka

1

ridge between rice fields; causeway

1

second; number two; runner-up

1

four o'clock

1

two o'clock

1

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

3

main course (of a formal meal); extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)

2

Buddhist memorial service

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

8

Zen (Buddhism)

2

last week; the week before

1

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

1

height; stature

9

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

1

southern Japanese hemlock (species of conifer native to Japan, Tsuga sieboldii)

1

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

1

eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

2

politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure

1

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

mountain range; mountain belt

2

(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

1

everywhere; all over; throughout

1

land made arable by the slash-and-burn method; swidden; slash-and-burn farming

1

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

1

tea plant (Camellia sinensis)

1

neighboring country; neighbouring country

1

infusing (tea); infusion

1

early-modern men's jacket resembling a haori; ten virtues; many merits

1

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

2

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

1

drink; beverage

2

master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes

1

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

1

overlooking; turning a blind eye

1

saltiness

1

umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum

3

tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables

2

teaspoon

2

salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

3

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

3

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

2

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)

1

popularity

2

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

2