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whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

2

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

2

curiosity; inquisitiveness

2

heavy snowfall; white devil

1

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

2

lake

1

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

to go to; to proceed to; to leave for

1

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

1

very strange; odd; queer

1

rule

2

taboo

1

to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

1

magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

2

evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

3

to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

1

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

1

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

4

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

3

a certain someone; Mr So-and-so

4

to name; to call; to christen; to term

1

fortune-telling; divination

2

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

1

revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

1

shady; underhanded; questionable

1

dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome

1

prophet; predictor; prognosticator

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

1

door; gate; opening; title page

2

fortune-telling; divination

1

precognition

1

at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

1

wealth; riches; affluence; opulence

1

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

1

many; a multiplicity of

1

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

5

to flutter (e.g. a flag)

1

silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)

1

ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

1

beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

1

one scene (in play)

1

to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to

2

excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance

3

Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)

1

suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

long (time that has passed); old (story)

1