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manly spirit; soul of a samurai

3

a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

1

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

9

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

14

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

8

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

4

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

2

other people; others

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

5

truth; reality

3

playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler

2

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

1

to turn completely into; to become completely

1

having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...

1

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

4

who

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so; to such an extent; such

1

subordinate shrine; professional entertainer

1

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

7

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

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painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

2

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

4

to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

1

hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

1

to speak; to hear a voice

4

something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

8

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

tag (children's game); tig

1

exactly as stated; verbatim

1

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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evening; night; dinner

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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calm; composed; collected; silently (of the passing of the night); quietly

2

night air; stillness of night; cool evening

2

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

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

3

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower

7

morning; a.m.

3

two o'clock

1

wooden clappers

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soba restaurant

1

backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser

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late at night

2

compared to

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

2

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

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8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

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comfortable to wear

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