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many thousands

2

to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)

1

dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties

2

thousands; several thousand

2

disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident

1

retribution for one's crime; punishment for one's crime

1

to one's heart's content or satisfaction

2

fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune

1

truth; real situation

1

secret; mystery

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

to backfire; to have a harmful result

1

guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

1

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

1

honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

1

tradition; legend

3

same root; same origin

1

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

2

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

1

exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

1

wandering

1

to take root; to strike

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)

1

your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

1

several times; several degrees

1

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

1

habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

2

formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic

1

to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

1

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

setting on fire; setting afire

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

1

early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

1

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

1

emperor; king; prince

1

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

1

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

2

touch; contact

4

certainly; surely

1

mainly; primarily

1

to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious

1

long ago; once upon a time

1