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heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air

2

grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)

1

commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)

1

to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

1

darkness

1

sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

1

descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance

1

Imperial Court

1

Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan

1

permit; license; licence

1

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

2

already; now; no longer; not any more

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights

1

cease-fire deal

2

depending on; dependent on

2

attendant; valet; servant; follower

1

critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

1

rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame

13

first place; first rank; units position (of a number)

2

batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

1

hard to imagine

1

to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

Nogiku

65

eye drops; eyewash

3

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip

1

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

1

to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed

2

to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something

1

end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card

1

to break the seal

1

honour; honor

1

to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability

1

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

2

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

2

beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball

1

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

1

disadvantageous; harmful; unprofitable

1

to impose a punishment (on); to punish

6

every meal

1

going through; going via; going by way of

1

very slightly; a little

7

notification; pre-1886 administrative order

1