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beginning; inception

3

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

10

official business; government business; public business; public use; government use

1

unexpectedly

2

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

17

this year

10

similar to; like

7

thin; slender

1

death from disease; death from illness

1

filial duties; devotion to one's parents

2

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

7

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

1

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

2

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

4

trivial matter

2

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

6

companion; company; tritagonist

5

old father

3

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

2

to keep secret; to conceal

3

document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)

22

to race against time

2

coffin; casket

1

observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking

1

painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

3

gunpowder

8

partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)

1

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

10

name of God (esp. in Christian contexts); name of Christ

1

one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)

5

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

5

guard house

3

Heike biwa; Heike lute; biwa with 4 strings and 5 frets, esp. for accompanying the Heike Monogatari; chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment

1

biwa (Japanese lute)

1

to play (a stringed instrument)

1

in camp; at the front

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

5

government soldier; officers and other ranks; officers and enlisted

1

broadminded; magnanimous; (arch.) abundant (of flowing water); (arch.) plentiful

1

open; public; official; overt

2

boredom; ennui

2

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

34

shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering

2

dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)

2

light; lamp; counter for electric lights

11

oil

6

sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

4

(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind

2

hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln

5