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nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

5

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

8

your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)

1

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

3

along the river; riverside

5

to stand side by side; to stand in a row

3

lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

8

Kibuneguchi Station

6

courtesy car (e.g. at a hotel)

1

mountain road; mountain trail

7

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

18

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

68

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

2

to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

1

two ken (approx. 3.6m)

1

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

15

river; stream; River; the ... river

27

sound of water

6

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

9

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

5

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

6

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

6

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

21

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

12

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

3

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

6

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

8

to begin to rain; to begin to snow

1

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

18

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

5

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

47

postponed because of rain

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

2

suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

17

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

3

that; those; the

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torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

7

to burn; to get fired up

13

thud thud (esp. footsteps); clump clump

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

9

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

5

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

4

stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

3

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

4

imposing stance; daunting pose

1

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

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