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territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)

1

news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

1

foreign country

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

to make a sound

3

even now; still; as yet

1

eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

1

for the first time in one's life

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

second marriage; remarriage

1

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

numerous; many

1

one's second wife

1

to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of

1

embarrassing; awkward

2

to flare up; to burst into flames

1

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

1

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2

to the end; to the last

1

crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

1

feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing

3

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

11

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

1

to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy

2

to clear away; to remove; to demolish

1

one thin flat object; one sheet

3

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

4

baby; infant

2

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

touch; being involved in

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

2

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

2

to show off; to flaunt

1

mother; mom; mum; wife

1

shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

1

portrait

2

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

1

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

2

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1

to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion

1

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

1

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

2