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meeting; greeting; welcome

1

interval; break; pause; spare moment

2

star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

7

make-up; makeup; cosmetics

2

kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)

1

superintendent; supervisor; warden

1

for fun; half in jest

2

early on; earlier on; from early

1

interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party

12

mere; only; just; slight

1

to escape; to run away

4

preparation; arrangements

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

8

(Western-style) umbrella

6

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

1

counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.

2

to fear; to be afraid of

7

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

4

back of the hand

1

audience; spectator; spectators

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

1

three or four days

1

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

4

to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with

1

uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

12

tub; washbasin; washbowl

2

general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

1

drama criticism

1

script; screenplay; scenario

1

erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary

1

to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

6

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

1

Chikamatsu

1

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

1

to beat (a drum); to pluck up courage

1

jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)

2

pre-existing; already there; conventional

2

to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

(fine) art; the arts

2

appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

2

narrow sense (e.g. of a word)

1

to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

1

binoculars; field glasses

2

neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)

1

persons of the same age

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traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)

2