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scarlet; red

1

big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

3

hakama; man's formal divided skirt

1

feelings of gratitude

1

repaying a favor; repaying a favour

1

subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

1

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

4

rather than

1

(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku

5

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

3

system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship

2

entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person

2

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

3

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

8

to some extent; to a certain extent

2

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

4

before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme

1

only; sole; unique

1

highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)

3

adaptation (from); rebaking

2

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

3

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

5

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

1

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

2

concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

2

form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon

6

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

2

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

4

two times; twice; two degrees

3

a little; somewhat

3

to mention; to refer to; to touch upon

1

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

2

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

1

unique thing; best on earth

1

inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

4

device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

3

The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)

1

to gain fame; to make one's name

1

Konjaku Monogatarishū (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Kanjaku

1

auspicious (good) omen

2

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

1

first-rate specimen; first-rate object; superb item; superb article; excellent thing; pick (e.g. of a litter)

1

Fujiwara Moronaga

1

line; row; rank; list

1

-less; lacking; non-existing

7

setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new

3

Sumaura

2

teachers, superiors, and men of prominence

5