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goodness; good

2

companion; partner; spouse

4

looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit

2

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

5

innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit

1

sincere; honest; faithful

7

husband

7

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

4

bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate

1

important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

2

as (for); for; in the capacity of

8

to worry; to fret; to get anxious

1

action; operation; effect; function

1

extremely; very much

1

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

1

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

4

breakfast

2

Kunisaki Peninsula

11

Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)

3

hometown; rural township (of China)

3

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

3

Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)

19

funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities

8

recuperation; medical treatment

1

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

2

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

1

well; now; then

3

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

2

Musashigawa

3

north side; north bank

7

hill

2

900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot

1

downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

2

antiquity; ancient times

12

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

4

originally; by nature; from the start

2

mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus

1

head of family; originator

6

Muromachi period (1333-1573)

1

to raise the reputation of one's family; to found a house

1

branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family

4

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

6

marine traffic; sea traffic

1

important point; strategic position; key point

1

loyal retainer; loyal subject

1

coming; going

3

weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather

3

the very best; excellent; superb

3

bright; cheerful

3

lightly; easily; carelessly

1