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to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

2

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

2

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

11

village; hamlet; settlement

4

material (data) for one's research; research material

2

very; greatly; exceedingly

3

folklore

5

joint; common

1

step-up; advance; progress; increase

4

walk; stroll

1

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

1

Akasegawa Genpei (1937.3-)

1

on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way

3

to rebuild; to reconstruct

1

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

training; drill; practice; discipline

1

patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master

1

famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

2

Shibusawa Keizou

2

like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul

1

picture scroll

2

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

extensible

1

resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.)

1

listing

1

desert

1

snow field

1

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

1

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

1

roadside trees

1

(in) one's own way

1

big gamble; big plunge; big mountain

1

recommendation; endorsement

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

4

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

1

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

1

torii; Shinto shrine archway

1

urinating outdoors; urinating by the roadside

1

protection; repellent

1

street corner

1

Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō

1

walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)

1

precision; accuracy

1

omnipresence; ubiquity

1

some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot

1

walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)

1

bingo

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

3

intermediate level

1