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humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts

1

art; fine arts

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

2

to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time

2

scrap

3

library

20

indeed; really; truly; very much

2

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

4

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

5

ghost story

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

2

kindergarten

2

picture book

1

long ago; once upon a time

1

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

1

underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

5

counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

51

deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)

50

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

15

renaming; retitling

1

to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

1

to revere; to respect; to worship

12

one day; (on) a certain day

2

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

3

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

5

to hide oneself

2

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

4

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

1

birth-place; home town

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

10

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

2

everyone; anyone; no one

1

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

2

physical strength; brute strength; arm strength

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

3

violent

2

affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

1

power; authority; influence

3

falling prostrate

1

to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

4

while crying; in tears

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

1

(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah

6

exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

1

extremely; very

1

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

1

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

8

to discuss; to talk together

2

to chase away; to drive away; to drive out

1