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light; lamp; counter for electric lights

3

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

6

passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist

4

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

10

relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage

1

to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe

1

several people; a few people

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

2

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

4

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

2

storefront; shopfront

2

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

7

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

11

spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

3

ridiculous; odd

7

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

2

mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

8

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

7

dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

8

door made of cedar

5

Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

1

(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route

2

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

10

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

8

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

5

detour; diversion

3

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

5

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

2

next day; following day

4

crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)

1

ferry landing; point of departure or arrival for ferries

3

intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude

1

to descend a river

1

cough; coughing; tussis

6

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

3

tea house

3

looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

3

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

2

local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator

10

counter for places

8

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

8

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

2

unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated

2

goggling; rolling (one's eyes)

1

stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness

1

reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol

1

feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

2