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centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

1

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

6

once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

1

use of force

4

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

3

sadist; sadism

3

you could say that

1

Buddha

1

Ghanzi (Botswana); Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi)

2

to knead into

4

progress; advance; improvement; development

2

Scylla

1

gentle; mild-mannered

5

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

2

dish of duck meat cooked with cabbage, spring onions, tofu, etc.

2

duck (meat)

2

to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose

2

chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg

2

napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage

3

shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)

2

to ooze (out); to seep

1

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

19

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

2

struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)

1

Chikamatsu

41

The Woman-Killer (bunraku play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon); The Woman-Killer and the Hell of Oil

1

final selection

1

Dostoevskii; Dostoyevskii

1

Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead

2

express messenger; postman; mailman; courier

3

fluttering (esp. of thick or heavy material); piece of dangling cloth, paper, metal, etc.

1

(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)

57

historical background

3

guide map

3

this area; around here

4

in stock; in inventory

1

one by one; one after another; successively

2

to raise one's voice; to shout

3

sewamono (Edo-period drama about contemporary life)

5

antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece

2

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

warrior; samurai

3

chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

3

true story

1

dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration

1

Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)

3

Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

4

heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle

1

lovers' suicide; double suicide

3

Takemoto

1