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Kankurou

1

to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake; to miss

1

Souemon

6

Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)

1

piecework

1

illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)

1

prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism

3

Heishirou

4

to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras

2

haunted mansion; haunted house; enchanted house

1

to lavish money on

1

caterer

1

tricks with water

1

(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)

1

food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra

2

metallic taste; taste of iron

1

hot water; hot bath

2

to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding

1

many children; large family

1

well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb

3

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

1

to hang (e.g. oneself)

1

one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship

3

to play for time; to use delaying tactics

1

hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra

1

to transplant; to reset

1

everything working out as desired

1

economical; bargain; good value; good-value

4

running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom

1

womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer

1

to pawn; to pledge

1

to obstruct one's way

1

(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre

1

inferiority

1

to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop

1

rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling

1

low-ranking prison guard; hell's tormenting devils

1

town

1

to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear

1

financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time

2

to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)

1

to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of

1

member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)

2

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

1

temple elementary school (during the Edo period)

1

to hang oneself; to strangle oneself

2

sewing; needlework; embroidery

1

one's own property; possessions

1

iron kettle

1

Mukoujima

1