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nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

1

to put back in a good mood; to cheer up

2

gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic

1

eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking

2

to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate

2

fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

smiling face; smile

2

hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness

1

original name

1

beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute

6

hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

5

moonlit night

1

well done!; bravo

4

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

4

master; teacher

3

low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant

2

phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem

3

dark night

1

one's followers or hangers-on

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

7

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

3

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

1

evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances

4

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

5

highest grade; top class

1

public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

7

rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.

3

and then; and so; and; so then

3

straight line

3

Mito (city in Ibaraki)

1

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

7

knob; handle; catch; patron

4

to stand side by side; to stand in a row

2

both sides

3

row of houses; each house; every house; every door

6

total population

1

prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

8

15th day of the 8th lunar month; eighth month of the lunar calendar

2

overnight; since last night

2

agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination

2

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

8

second floor; upstairs

7

(at the) window

2

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

3

offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering

1

large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period

1

ichibuban; Edo-period rectangular coin (usu. gold) worth a quarter ryō

1

cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)

5

Edo period silver coin shaped like a sea cucumber

2