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only; nothing but

4

nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)

1

dissipation; prodigality; debauchery

2

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

1

pawnshop

1

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

1

to redeem; to take out of pawn; to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage (by paying off her debt to her employer)

1

divining sticks; counting; calculation

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

4

Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)

1

major earthquake; large earthquake

1

earthquake

1

tsunami; tidal wave

1

mouth of river; estuary

1

waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane

1

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)

8

Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)

1

to wash away

1

Otani sect (of Shin Buddhism)

1

main temple building; nave

2

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

2

ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

2

approx. 30 cm

1

sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

1

someone; somebody

6

abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning

3

temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

4

to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)

1

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

1

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

1

chain; chains

1

latticed shutters (in traditional Japanese and Chinese architecture)

3

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

1

sitting calmly and quietly (i.e. in order to meditate)

1

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

4

creak; squeak; rasping sound

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

1

to sit up

1

some people; a few people; several people

2

cask; barrel

4

young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy

8

popularity

1

good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)

1

meeting place; assembly hall

1

to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires

1

quadrilateral; square

1

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

1