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500; five hundred; many

2

high, steep peak

1

standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)

1

addition; increase; Canada

2

to sell

3

by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand

1

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate

2

return; conclusion; reduction

2

office

4

to need; to demand; to take; to require

4

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

one third; a third part

2

even

1

traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue

1

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

1

to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

1

looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

1

husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

1

without doing

1

salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)

1

to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned

1

thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)

1

shoji (paper sliding door)

2

dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)

1

edge (brow) of mountain

1

algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed

1

soul; spirit

2

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

4

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

1

to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)

2

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

1

covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory

1

even so; anyhow; at any rate

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

3

(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh

4

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

2

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

2

to forbid; to suppress

1

ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

1

station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)

1

paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label

1

frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

1

passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

1

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

1

suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal

1

spell; curse; dharani; mantra

1

serious; not joking; straight

1