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before now; hitherto

1

counter for drops of liquid

1

to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one

1

expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)

1

emancipation of slaves

1

surgical castration; castration surgery; neutering; orchiectomy; orchidectomy

1

being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with

1

jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)

1

forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)

1

whichever one chooses; either way

1

humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

1

forgetful

1

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)

1

dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed

1

ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

1

degree of difficulty

1

Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia

4

both

1

refinement; style; sophistication

1

to grow a beard

1

private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside

1

generation; lifetime; age

1

protection; repellent

1

spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming

1

Rai

15

cow shed; cattle barn

2

ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart

1

feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear

1

gardening

1

difference; discrepancy; variation

1

to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider

1

mother and daughter

1

manner of wearing clothes; way of dressing; way one dresses

1

large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement

1

false moustache

1

to take someone's pulse

1

best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

1

separate; special; another; separately

1

screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation

1

thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp

3

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter

2

trash; rubbish; garbage

1

silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder

3

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

1

ill-natured; inconstancy

1

inheritance dispute; succession dispute

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

2

to be damaged; to receive damage

1

(large) building; public building; hall

1

competitor; rival

1