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ginkgo nut; gingko nut

1

crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received

1

hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower

8

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

1

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

1

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

1

shooter; vaccinator; inoculator; drummer (taiko, etc.)

2

Murai

1

Kiyosada

1

Hiraki Niroku

1

distinguished service; meritorious service

1

to play hanafuda

2

to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in

1

profusely (esp. flowers blooming in great profusion)

2

flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)

2

failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

1

fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness

4

front gate

1

former husband; late husband

1

dispersal; scattering; discrete

4

Osaka dialect

1

grudge; complaint; reproach

1

grief; lamentation

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

1

to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)

1

passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)

1

picturesque design

1

to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up

1

sore; inflammation; ulceration

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1

completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered

1

to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear

1

Takii Kousaku

2

longer type of wakizashi (short sword); gambler

1

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

1

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

4

abyss; ravine

1

stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause

1

knob; handle; catch; patron

1

womanly; ladylike; feminine

1

chopsticks

1

way of calling

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about

1

Osakan (person)

1