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hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

2

already; too late

2

daytime; during the day; Japan and China

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damage by fire

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therefore; consequently

3

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

3

one's hometown

3

looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

3

watching from afar

3

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

dome; cupola

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)

1

small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple

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Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)

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Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)

3

stairs; stairway; staircase

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

4

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

1

Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)

1

embers; live charcoal

1

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

1

half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)

1

circular window; round window

1

glass; pane

2

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

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

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

3

interior; inside; internal

2

mirage

3

nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so

1

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

1

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

2

carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length

1

mystery; mysteriousness; secret

1

to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

2

the late; the deceased

2

priest; monk; bonze

1

believer; adherent

1

certainly; surely; definitely

1

fire caused by lightning

2

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

1

intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

1

glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...

1

quadrilateral; square

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something like ...; something called ...

2

strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number

1

escape; evasion; flight

1