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suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

1

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

4

clock tower

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

4

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

2

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

1

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

3

blanket

1

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

1

by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

1

to happen to pass by

2

like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)

4

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

2

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

2

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

3

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

7

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

6

roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

1

by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency

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to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

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to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

1

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

1

myself

1

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

6

origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

2

Kyoto (city, prefecture)

2

one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two

1

tradition; convention

1

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

1

ryokan; traditional Japanese inn

1

only daughter

1

family; relatives; dependents; household

1

legal profession; judicial officer; lawyer; attorney

2

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

4

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

1

political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry

1

to have one's name entered (in a list)

1

one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

3

water's surface

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Edo period (1603-1868)

1

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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doctor to a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)

1

family lineage

1

Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)

1

best; greatest; first

1

famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

1

distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)

1