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in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

14

luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)

4

grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching

2

name; title

14

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

32

new; fresh; novel

60

sutra; Buddhist scriptures

5

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

11

success; hit

5

equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

1

fate; destiny; lot

4

example; an instance

6

southern sea

5

China; Chinese food

2

un-; non-; negative prefix

3

detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed

11

oral tradition; legend; folklore

8

palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)

1

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)

2

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

1

to await; to expect

1

unexpected meeting; coincidence

1

North Pacific

2

coral reef

10

recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)

33

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

5

to look after (often medically); to take care of

2

to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

19

incident; affair; happening; event

4

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

6

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

3

unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

18

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

3

Japanese (language)

13

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

19

container; receptacle; utensil; implement; calibre; talent

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

1

second line of a four-line Chinese poem

3

still; as yet; as of old

3

near; close by; within reach; familiar

11

Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

7

series (of publications); library (set of books)

3

recording; transcription

8

Karyou

5

traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue

5

medical treatment

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

Murao

3

petty official

1