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rain barrel

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extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman

2

firefighter (Edo period)

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hand-operated fire pump; water pistol; squirt gun; water gun

1

pushing by hand; hand gilding

1

pump

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gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

(kept) overnight

1

lacking a plan; haphazard

1

optimism

1

widespread fires in Edo (often after earthquakes); (lit.) flowers of Edo

1

attacking with fire

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inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply

1

change of era

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cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

3

out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do

1

mania; wild excitement

1

perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory

1

supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack

1

clothing; garment; dress

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

outer sash

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(brand-)new article

2

request form

1

pending; undecided; unconvicted; awaiting judgement

4

suspect (person)

1

list; enumeration

1

item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

1

fire in the neighborhood; fire in the neighbourhood

1

tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution

1

barbering; haircutting; hairdressing

1

toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)

1

correspondence; exchange of letters

2

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

3

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

2

scum of the earth; monster; fiend

2

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

adjoining rooms

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supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

1

completion of construction

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finish; finishing; finishing touches

2

smell of new wood

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early spring

2

comfort

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internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)

2

surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)

1

pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply

1

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

1

war chronicle

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