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Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)

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route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

5

sea; ocean; waters

4

to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

1

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

6

proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)

14

shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

1

rice field

3

bridge

10

mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound

1

ah; oh; hey!

45

Sawayama

1

mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh

2

castle site; ruins of a castle

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

9

to recall; to remember; to recollect

13

time; hour; season; time of the year

29

with a bang

3

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

8

stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop

1

passenger

1

window

16

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

5

field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

3

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

2

railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line

3

curve; bend; crook

2

embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

1

being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

3

as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

20

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

2

in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

9

locomotive; engine

2

employee; worker

2

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

46

chassis; car body

1

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

18

indicates question

10

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

19

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

12

half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

6

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

27

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

4

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

8

train; railway train

3

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

3

Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)

1

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

3

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

2

early

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