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wealthy merchant

1

wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)

3

duty; obligation; responsibility

2

as if; as though

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

3

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

2

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

2

one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer

2

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

2

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

4

stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes

1

(one's) life

3

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

legend; folklore; tradition

2

impossible to understand; impossible to decipher

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is

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influence; effect; impact

4

whether one wants to or not; without choice

1

to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)

1

company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating

1

without

1

impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

6

beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

3

illegitimate child

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to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

1

successor

1

personal connections

1

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

7

land near a castle; castle town

2

formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)

3

to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter

2

greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable

2

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

7

at times; occasionally

10

to spend money

1

to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling

1

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

1

stablehand; groom

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

2

to collect; to assemble; to gather

2

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

1

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

4

(very) patient; persevering

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

2

alcohol; sake

4

woman entertainer; prostitute

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program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance

1