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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

2

house; dwelling; human habitation

1

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

2

tombstone; gravestone

1

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

1

exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

4

ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants

3

to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion

2

vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot

4

rain and wind; driving rain

1

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

1

hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary

1

sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance

1

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

1

something (or other)

2

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

2

dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)

2

dilapidated house; deserted house

2

to lie deep in; to extend far back

1

apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

19

arrow; wedge; chock

32

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

6

please (give me); please (do for me)

6

to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

2

Nasuno Yoichi

2

folding fan

2

straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)

2

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

2

centipede

2

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

11

William Tell

3

Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)

1

warrior; samurai

16

Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides

1

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

1

Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari

1

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

1

to shoot down; to win; to gain

2

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

14

master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)

1

Heian period (794-1185)

1

Lake Biwa

1

to live; to reside; to inhabit

1

Dragon King; promoted rook

1

Switzerland

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

2

local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator

2

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

3

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

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