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Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider); tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court)

3

thank you

1

echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity

1

death anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service

1

Kyuushima

1

sacred tree

1

Japanese staunton-vine (Stauntonia hexaphylla)

6

engine stall

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

15

tuning fork

2

Roger

1

paper

1

ferry

2

dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division

1

minor business

1

pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step

1

each and all; every single one; everybody

1

father

1

hand drum

4

brushwood; firewood

4

spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

1

to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)

1

rikka; formal style of ikebana

2

characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself

1

return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)

1

kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)

1

peak; mountain

2

whereabout; about where; how much

2

clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)

1

plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)

2

just now; a moment ago

1

in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw

1

(car) horn; klaxon

1

bus stop

1

roar of waves

3

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

3

tag (children's game); tig

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

2

dwelling; living

1

groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)

3

to fall flat; to collapse in a heap

1

indicates emotion

1

act of mercy; helping another person

1

district of a town; city block (of irregular size)

2

north side; north bank

1

disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)

2

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

to pass (examination)

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