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steamed bun shaped like a maple leaf

1

marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding

1

Yoshio

3

quibble

1

earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)

1

being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two x marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)

1

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

2

watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines

23

offering; presentation; donation

1

argument position

1

small car dealership; auto repair shop selling cars; wheelwright; cartwright; rickshawman; rickshaw station

1

Cupid (Roman god)

2

comfortable to wear

1

medium flame (cooking); medium heat; medium fire

1

basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel

3

first marriage

1

reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth

1

midsummer; dog days

1

once more; again

1

record keeper; recorder; archivist

2

household; home; family; housekeeping

1

terminal station

1

professional shogi player; professional go player

2

one month

1

Rumi

1

fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming

1

mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something

2

to perceive; to understand

1

peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

6

to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)

1

to boil; to simmer

1

go (board game)

3

(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.

1

to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident

1

business hours; opening hours; office hours

1

promenade; esplanade

2

comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

1

in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

1

director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)

1

timer; clock register

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

1

memorial service for the dead; holding a service

1

bygones; the past; past event

1

alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion

3

change (for a purchase); toilet splashback

1

the road home

1

making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

1

jealousy; roasted rice cake

1

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

2

with a bang

1