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to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

4

mouth of river; estuary

5

river; stream; River; the ... river

6

autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

1

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

10

hill; knoll

9

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

7

mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain

1

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

22

festival; feast; carnival

7

alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)

1

autumn colours; fall colors; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum); venison; layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors

1

stone pillar

2

to mediate; to intervene

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

2

last days; the end; one's fate

2

investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

1

crown; clown

2

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

4

power; authority; jurisdiction

2

transfer; assignment

1

abduction

1

authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office

1

concern; business

1

standard; set; routine; decided

1

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

2

back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

4

road approaching a shrine

2

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

5

covert action; covert operations

1

sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

5

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

1

tori-no-ichi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November)

4

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

2

custom

2

to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

2

day of the Rooster; day of the Cock

1

talisman; lucky charm

2

rake; fork; bamboo rake

2

visitor (to a shrine or temple)

5

leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)

2

trivial; not amounting to much

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum

2

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

4

to do (for someone)

2

reduction; curtailment

2

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

3