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second wife

2

various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse

3

inside one's heart; in one's mind

1

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

2

black soybean

1

fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable

2

mountainous country

1

that sort of; like that

1

to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

1

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

1

to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service

2

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

14

number of times; frequency; count

1

wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

4

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

3

august; beautiful

1

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

4

height; elevated place

1

weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry

1

to bloom in profusion; to bloom wildly; to flower abundantly

1

never again

1

mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)

1

any oriental variety of cherry tree descended from the Oshima cherry

1

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

3

anonymity; using an assumed name

8

to live; to reside; to inhabit

2

because of; owing to; due to

1

local history

1

researcher; student (of)

3

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

1

nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color

1

shogun's demesne; area under direct control of the shogun; imperial lands; area under direct control of the Emperor

2

change; alteration; modification

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

4

(archeological) remains; ruins; relics

3

survival; remaining; being extant; being left

1

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

3

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

1

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

2

camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel

3

old tree

1

to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after

1

March; third month of the lunar calendar

6

tall tree

4

Toshio

1

foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); starting; launching; first publication

2

every month; each month; monthly

2

to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)

1

the same magazine; the same journal; the said magazine; the said journal

2