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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

3

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

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good idea

1

soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself

2

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

3

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

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Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

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to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

2

spring water; clear (pure) water

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to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace

1

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

3

reflective water surface; reflecting water

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

10

to comb down; to smooth down

1

dust

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

8

black headgear worn by yamabushi

1

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

3

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

7

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

5

to smooth out; to straighten; to relax

1

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

11

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

1

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

2

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

5

opposite side; opposition

1

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

2

cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune

6

river; stream; River; the ... river

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tributary; branch

3

one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

5

mountain road; mountain trail

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

3

fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part

2

I; me; you; manservant

3

creak; squeak; creaking sound

3

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

3

grain; cereal; corn

1

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

1

many; much; plenty; hardly

2

greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

3

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor

1

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

1

female bird; hen

4

one (bird)

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

daikon, etc. trimmings, usu. added to rice

1

to pick at; to peck at

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