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concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

5

vedana (sensation)

2

history

1

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

3

real image; real form; real-life image; true picture

3

fiction

1

nowadays; in this day and age

3

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

2

mainly; primarily

5

China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)

1

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

4

adding; connecting; joining; drawing a forced inference; forced analogy

1

not only ... but (also); as well as ...

6

singing and dancing

2

incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar

8

(arch.) true form of a buddha; land of origin

1

temporary manifestation by a buddha (in order to save people); manifested form (often a Shinto deity)

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

6

equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

3

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

4

many; a multiplicity of

1

episode; anecdote; vignette

2

reading with pleasure

1

paragraph

1

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

1

in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

4

yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge

1

aristocratic

1

community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border

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sensual love; love affair

1

delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity

2

generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally

1

graceful young woman; sylph

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

2

to wander; to roam

1

general term; generic name

1

noble birth

4

wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country

4

story; tale

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Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji

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The Life of an Amorous Man by Ihara Saikaku (famous novel from the Edo period)

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Yonosuke

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Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya

2

abstract

1

similarly; same (idea); same (name)

6

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

2