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suddenly; with a jerk

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

1

strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly

1

bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood

2

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

1

Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)

1

scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer

3

that's so, however ...

3

person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession

1

light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction

1

preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

1

to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself

1

deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

3

circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

2

writing (e.g. as a profession)

1

to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

1

holy priest; saint

7

Meiwa era (1764.6.2-1772.11.16)

1

great treasure; Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era; great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); homa-mandala (fire altar)

1

counter for temples

3

coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier

2

rowdy fellow; tough; bully; ruffian

1

Buddhism; priesthood

3

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

2

passer-by; traveler; traveller

3

generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei

1

bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)

2

mountain range; mountain system

1

having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage

1

generation; lifetime; age

1

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

2

attainment of Buddhahood during life

1

Shouryuujigawa

1

river management; river improvement; flood control

1

warrior; samurai

3

information; making a report (to a superior)

1

prostitute; harlot

2

Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)

1

rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign

3

asceticism

3

project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct

1

one thousand days

2

immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires

1

mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

2

Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)

1

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

3

steep slope; steep hill

1

slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

2