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Yoshiteru

40

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

3

in name only; titular; nominal

1

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

2

kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)

5

gift; present; tip; bribe

2

to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

2

Sanjounishi

16

ramie fibre (fiber)

3

offering; presentation; donation

5

manorial system

1

tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryo period); tax in kind; mediocrity

1

pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency

4

to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular

1

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

5

right; privilege

1

the West; the Occident; Western countries

1

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

1

economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal

1

trade association; craft; guild

1

commerce; trade; business

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

2

power; authority; jurisdiction

2

Buddhist temple

1

Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)

1

big gamble; big plunge; big mountain

1

imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace

1

wild sesame (Perilla frutescens var. frutescens); oilseed perilla; egoma

1

medieval trade guild specialized in perilla oil

1

narrow; small; cramped

1

really?

3

subordinate shrine; professional entertainer

1

you

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

3

do ...

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

4

funny story; funny anecdote

2

to establish oneself in life; to achieve success; to reach a high position; to begin life (as an adult); to step out into the world

2

later on; eventually; afterwards

1

to leave one's seat

4

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

3

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

1

Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)

1

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

1

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

1

symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity

3

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

3

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

4

individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic

1