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begging for one's life; pleading for one's life

8

lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance

5

weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)

8

one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth

1

to die; to be killed

4

to bite through; to eat up; to consume entirely

1

to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

1

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

1

danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

9

uncle

6

high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest; initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon); monk who conducts religious services

8

to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out

3

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

1

thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage

1

handiwork; ware

2

to approach; to draw near

2

thief; robber; burglar; bandit

2

full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

1

small plank; piece of wood

1

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

5

earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware

5

dawn breaks; day dawns

2

to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)

4

three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

2

signboard bearing a prohibition notice

2

one thin flat object; one sheet

6

prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission

2

handsome man; actor in a love scene

1

bankruptcy; insolvency

1

night rain

10

comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock

1

superb; outstanding

2

leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure

1

to turn back; to go back; to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps

2

nephew

4

horses and vehicles

1

(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts

6

large tengu; powerful tengu; big braggart; blowhard

1

strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men

4

thrashing; beating

2

mountain path

4

evening; sunset; nightfall

1

(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis

6

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

3

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

6

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

21

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

3

that; he; she; that person

12

foliage; leaves of trees

5

surname; family name; last name

3