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to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face

2

poor or lowly masterless samurai

1

street at night; making a night journey

3

to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape

3

country road

1

path in a field

1

wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread

8

whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound

4

right beside; close to; nearby

2

bank; embankment; dike

4

boatman; ferryman

33

with a thud

1

depends entirely on; depends above all on

1

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

2

to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)

3

flame; blaze

1

weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather

1

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

3

don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday

1

quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes

2

escaping; evading

1

lifesaver; person who saved one's life

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

solitary boat

1

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

1

starlight

3

ordinary person

2

narrow escape from death

1

to lift; to turn over; to fold over

1

broadsword; sword

3

strikeout; strike out; fanning out

1

namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar

4

to thrust before; to thrust at

3

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

1

aquatic fauna; aquatic animals

1

doze; nap; snooze

1

all one has; all one's possessions

4

fixed rule; usual way; usual method

1

any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve

1

to take off one's clothes; to undress

2

plop; splash

1

upper reaches of a river; upstream

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

1

folding screen

14

end; close; finish; termination

3

in steps of; in units of; calculated by

1

to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe

1

empty space; empty sky

6

day before yesterday

5

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

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