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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

5

someone; somebody

3

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

8

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

17

June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

4

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

98

first anniversary of a person's death

4

activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex

1

(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me

7

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

28

consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging

2

antiquity; ancient times

5

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

9

center of a lake (centre); middle of a lake

1

last year

2

this year

3

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

3

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

16

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

7

separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)

2

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

87

hermit; wizard; wizardry

1

peak; mountain

1

preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

5

shallow knowledge; superficial learning

1

preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

97

association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)

7

evening; evening hour

3

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

5

lamp; light

5

in the meanwhile; during the time

8

visitor; guest

2

court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)

3

court noble; nobility; Imperial Court

2

ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart

2

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

6

evening

6

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

6

to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

3

Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)

1

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

2

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

15

evening meal; dinner

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

13

follower; attendant; valet; servant

7

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

12

rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt

2

to return; to come back

22

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

15