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main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)

2

upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person

1

spacious; vast; wide

3

Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)

7

famous sword; excellent sword

1

Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu

1

my; one's own; I ...; one ...

1

to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as

2

recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination

1

neigh; whinny; bray

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

2

Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung

2

central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof

5

channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait

1

court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)

2

under the orders of; by order (command)

2

pirate ship

3

show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture

1

anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago

1

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

invitation

1

life; living; I; me; student

1

interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical

1

here and there; in places

1

twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days

1

season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year

4

to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently

1

evening meal; supper; dinner

1

to serve; to do

2

imperial court

2

hot topic; talk of the town

1

Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family

7

audience (with a person of high standing)

1

plan; strategy

1

appointing to a responsible post; making much of

1

entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze

1

report; notification; registration

1

hills and fields; hill and dale

1

guardian deity

1

to be tired of hearing

1

strait; channel

1

used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)

2

heirloom

1

to leave this world; to die

1

notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

1

summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)

1

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

1

to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive

2

what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

1

moral support; emotional support; spiritual support

1