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feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

2

Sadashige

2

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

1

front gate

43

memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit

6

townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family

2

ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway

2

long-sleeved kimono

2

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

2

death by fire

2

Manji era (1658.7.23-1661.4.25)

2

to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)

2

bridge building; bridge; cross-linking

1

motive; incentive; motif

3

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

2

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

1

leeward; lee; downwind

2

approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member

1

long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)

3

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

through; by way of; after; via

2

many; a lot; much; multitude

1

big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)

1

to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

3

a (wide) main street

4

in the morning; during the morning

1

to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

1

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

2

small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act

1

entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall

1

pitching a tent; putting up a shack or tent (e.g. a circus tent); (theater, circus, etc.) tent or shack

1

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

3

activity; briskness; prosperity

1

traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist

6

to become brilliant; to become cheerful

4

gallant; dashing; smart

2

several animals

2

shh!; sh!; shoo!

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

2

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

3

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

2

to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

1

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

14

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

2

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

1

to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)

1

false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

1

to be crowded with people

2

should not; must not

8

patient

1