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criticism; commentary; review

3

to like; to love; to be fond of

5

Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)

1

shop; store

1

house; one's house; one's home; one's family

5

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

3

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

6

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

5

to join together; to patch together

2

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

3

France

6

sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister

1

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

7

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

1

textile; fabric

1

to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer

6

to cut (cloth)

1

obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

7

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

1

export; exportation; efferent

1

great laughter; burst of laughter

1

San'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)

1

exhibition; display; putting on show

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

4

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

9

to lure; to invite out

1

relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling

1

divination; fortunetelling

1

fortune-telling; divination

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

15

counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

1

lizard

1

certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

9

certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

2

worship; adoration; admiration; cult

1

partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)

1

rickshaw; jinrikisha

2

fortuneteller; diviner

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

2

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

4

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

14

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

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baseball

2

being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

every year; yearly; annually

2

summer

6

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

8

sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller

1