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priest

1

sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed

1

to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify

1

substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

1

tax; duty

2

expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

1

to follow in succession; to happen one after another

1

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

8

becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality

2

system

1

not only

7

(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold

1

to have repercussions

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

10

transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination

1

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

1

as far as I know

3

to be remembered; to go down in history

2

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

2

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

3

half an hour; half hour

1

cheap saloon

3

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

6

grinning; smirking

1

to go up the stairs

1

creak; squeak; creaking sound

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

3

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

comfortable; pleasant

2

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

7

to throw open; to leave open

2

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

1

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

5

stirring; slight movement

2

dim; gloomy

1

lamp; light

6

bedside; near one's pillow

1

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

2

lamp; light

2

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

2

to make an appeal; to urge

1

overlooking; letting a good ball go by

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)

1

to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

4

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

1

to get along well together; to be close to each other

1