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(woman's) ugly or homely face; old bag

1

to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense

1

to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm

1

seedling; plant raised from the seed

1

parent root or stock; pre-split stock or share

1

Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)

1

senior town administrator (Edo period)

3

hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)

1

lobe; lobule; lobulus; leaflet; foliole; microphyll

6

Japanese rhodea (plant of the lily family); Rhodea japonica

44

having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)

1

Tsuruya

1

second cousin

1

Souemon

8

bags and purses (handbags)

1

wrestler of the fourth highest rank

1

building plot

1

playmate; companion; friend to play with

1

one's second wife

2

weather (meteorology) information

1

rear tenement

2

sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box

1

good-for-nothing son; profligate son

1

ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)

2

seasonal festival

2

can't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable

2

bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud

5

by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances

1

beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf

1

master; teacher

1

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

1

felt; woollen cloth

7

for a second time

1

girl; young (unmarried) woman

1

ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)

4

perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues

2

gardener

5

Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron

15

great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge

1

oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute

1

meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other

1

chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken

2

harmonious; intimate

1

statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation

1

village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)

1

(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port

1

innumerable changes; infinite variety

1

dowry

1

for a long time

1

guess; conjecture; supposition; inference

2