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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

2

ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables

4

tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery

1

cooking; food preparation

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

wet nurse; nursing mother

3

present; gift

1

close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)

2

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

2

to get someone to say; to make someone say

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

3

divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)

1

chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

5

main island of Okinawa

1

Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

12

hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area

2

nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

66

within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland

4

puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer

2

relic; remains; memento

1

Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

8

ten years; decade

15

following year

1

Masamori

2

Mr (junior); master; boy

3

fireside

2

series (of publications); library (set of books)

3

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

2

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

6

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

1

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

9

through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

2

front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

1

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

6

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

5

restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization

2

temple hall containing an enshrined image of Amitabha

1

public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments

39

religious drama; miracle play

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

4

mere; only; just; slight

2

young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship

9

traces; evidence

3

stepmother

8

stepchild

4

politics; government

8

Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

4

to attack; to assault; to assail

1