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feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

5

altogether; entirely

1

equipment; device; installation; stage setting

1

to do

5

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

5

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

2

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

11

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

3

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

46

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

1

sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

2

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

Kumamoto (city, prefecture)

2

call; visit

1

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

1

alone; unaided; away from home

1

Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

6

to face; to go towards; to head towards

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

2

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

3

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

9

(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

8

doctors; teachers

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

3

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

4

mere; only; just; slight

1

flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel

1

than; other than; except; but

3

study; diligence; discount; reduction

2

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

9

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

8

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

I can tell you; heh

1

hey; hold on; come on

3

to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)

1

to be mistaken for; to be confused with

1

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

5

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

1

Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

6

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

2

myself; yourself; I; me; you

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

1

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

1

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

34

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

1

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

4

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

2