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to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)

3

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

1

husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

2

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

8

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

2

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

1

to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for

2

burning (offer) incense

1

to drag in; to pull in

1

sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods

6

family; relatives; dependents; household

1

family clan based on the paternal line, sharing the same tomb and performing rituals together (Okinawa)

1

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

7

castle site; ruins of a castle

1

spring water; clear (pure) water

4

calamity; misfortune; disaster

4

originally

4

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

seed; pit

4

Kushima

1

north of; and northward

2

Ainu

1

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

2

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

8

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

1

Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal

1

Wakayama (city, prefecture)

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Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)

1

Ehime (prefecture)

1

Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

5

white-naped crane (Grus vipio)

1

to ask each other

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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Ehime prefecture (Shikoku)

8

Matsuyama (city in Ehime)

3

baby's first annual festival

12

Ryukyu Kingdom

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sailing windward; land division in the Ryukyu Kingdom equivalent to modern prefectures (but the size of cities or towns)

1

the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar

2

at least

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300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

7

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

6

this month

2

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

3

article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry

14

open sea; Okinawa

8

cultivated rice field

1