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books returned unsold; books returned to the library

2

entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

3

zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)

2

a few years ago; some years back

1

anniversary; commemoration

1

attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed

1

Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)

1

brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

5

emperor (of Japan); mikado

1

century

1

time; years

2

cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

2

peach (Prunus persica)

2

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

3

left wing

1

apricot (Prunus armeniaca)

1

plum; almond

1

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

1

(points of) difference

1

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

2

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

2

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

to insist on one's own ideas

1

hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind

1

all times and places; all ages and countries

1

sad; wretched; deplorable

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

3

to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

3

anyone; any person; whoever

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

1

to hate; to detest

2

otherwise; or else; if not

1

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect

2

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

1

improvement; reform

1

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

sacred mountain

1

early (days); initial stage; initial

3

comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori

1

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

1

to state; to express; to mention

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

1

proclamation; dissemination; promulgation

2

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

birthplace

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