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passage

3

firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight

8

bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)

6

paper-covered lamp or lantern

3

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

7

protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

12

outside of; not covered by

2

several people

1

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

2

to help out of (trouble); to extricate

1

nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

1

appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre

5

warm; mild; genial

3

late at night; small hours of the morning

2

chilliness; coldness

1

surely; certainly

2

to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that

3

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

3

white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson

4

vestment; priest's robe

10

to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread

3

stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

6

crossing via stepping-stones

1

gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)

5

Buddhist priest; monk; boy

19

favour; favor; benefit

1

exclusively; (taking) best care

6

stairs; stairway; staircase

7

speech; address

1

word for word; one word

4

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

4

aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

1

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

2

dedication; offering; presentation; oblation

3

stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon

1

nakiri knife; vegetable knife; cutting vegetables

1

kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

1

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

2

to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

2

embarrassed; ashamed

2

to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)

2

recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back

2

stir; commotion; noise

8

scrubbing brush; scourer

1

chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

loafing; indolent; lazy; hey

2

gratitude; thanks

1

warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial

6