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pond water; pond

1

petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization

2

ruling party; government party; party in power; government

1

second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

1

blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)

2

serving table

2

inlet; cove; creek; bay

1

armory; armoury

1

field of bamboo grass

1

Fumonji

1

not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking

1

Kamonnosuke

1

Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)

1

nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)

4

logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber

7

Murashige

18

Shougan

1

appreciation; admiration; enjoyment

1

honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

1

city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman

1

Tamon

1

becoming firmly established; putting down strong roots; exercising authority; being dominant; settling in a coiled shape

1

Hisahide

3

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

1

travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over

2

in and around the city of Kyoto

4

extermination; annihilation

4

without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

1

every evening; night after night

2

to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on

1

diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted

1

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

2

inside a temple

1

Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)

2

territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto

4

aged hero

1

to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount

1

grand-scale or long-range plan; farsighted policy

1

better fortune

1

property

1

in swarms; crawling with

1

city

1

to cook by steam

2

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

next or adjoining room

1

to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst

1

body; physique; build; stature

1