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gold leaf; beaten gold

2

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

4

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

4

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

1

Kourin

3

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

2

suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal

1

various; many; several

1

daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

1

wealthy merchant

1

cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing

1

gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

6

grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball

1

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

1

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

4

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

2

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

1

famous; fame

8

anecdote

1

bracken

2

salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso

1

early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

1

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

1

sprouts; new shoots; young buds

1

picking; collecting; harvesting

1

sprout; sprouts

2

for use as food; edible

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

3

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

4

Inagawa

2

husband and wife; married couple

5

Kitami

1

to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

6

to bear fruit

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

4

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

2

fish

3

every month; each month; monthly

1

thirtieth day of the month; thirty days

3

payment

9

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

1

payday

3

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

1

right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

4

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1