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both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

2

national sport (e.g. sumo)

2

house; hall; building

8

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

1

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

34

to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)

1

front; frontage; facade; main

1

king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

1

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

8

pure white; snow white

2

ermine (Mustela erminea); stoat (esp. winter coat); short-tailed weasel

2

carpet; rug (esp. felt)

1

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

5

great numbers; numerical superiority

2

noble visitor

1

road; load; lord

2

Kitchener (Canada); Kitchner; Kitchiner

1

class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

14

(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions

1

to sit in a row; to be arrayed

2

husband and wife; married couple

3

glittering stars

3

display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival

1

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

6

white

15

uniform

3

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

4

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

13

cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation

4

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

6

harp; harmonica

6

flute

3

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

fifty; 50

10

in a line; in a row

1

golden (colour, color)

2

silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank

3

extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

1

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

3

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

20

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

5

fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment

1

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

4

koto music

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

11

still; even now

1

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

10

bottom; sole

2

phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

2

until now; so far; up to the present

12