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woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat

4

loud (of a voice)

1

empty residence; empty estate; empty lot

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

1

bird of prey

1

interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku

1

yearning; longing for; deep affection

2

bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity

1

near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

1

near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

1

slander; abuse

2

upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above

1

to entertain; to make welcome

1

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

4

careless

1

one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace

1

chief vassal; senior statesman

6

disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

2

old days

2

remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

3

forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate

1

illegal; illicit; unlawful

1

to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

7

there's no smoke without fire

1

instrumentalist; player

1

Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)

1

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

1

tacit agreement; default

1

actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

1

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

1

geographic

3

right beside; close to; nearby

2

important place; strategic point; critical location

1

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

2

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

2

official announcement; proclamation

1

handing over; delivery (by hand)

1

plan; idea; design; plot

2

whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph

1

that well-known ...

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

1

first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

4

directions; instructions; orders; command

3

existing in opposition or interdependence

1

acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair

1

third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)

5

the same; the said; likewise

3