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mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

2

vertical stripes; striped fabric

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

3

good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

1

clean; pure; chaste

1

person

2

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

2

to occur; to happen

1

suspicious

1

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

3

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

7

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

3

sleight of hand

3

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

3

both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

1

show tent; circus tent; freak show

1

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather

2

wall; fence

3

just because; even if; even though

1

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

1

wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

3

father-in-law

1

maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady

1

live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service

1

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

1

earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

2

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

1

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

2

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

4

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

4

I; me

4

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

3

to become better; to improve

1

altruism

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

7

of tender years; very young

1

child

3

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

2

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

2

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

1

such; this sort of; like this

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

7

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

1