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imitation; copying

1

transparent; plain (glass or glasses)

4

(having) life-and-death power (over)

1

control of the air; air supremacy

1

thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded

1

reflected wave; rebounded wave; echo

3

obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

1

belt-shaped

1

repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

1

inside a space

1

long and narrow

7

to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

1

origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

2

front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced

1

shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph

1

completely; all the way; altogether; bodily

1

blindness

1

(in) one's own way

1

careful consideration; thought

1

to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

2

insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape

1

flowers and fruit; blossom and fruit; name and reality; form and content; appearance and substance

1

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

2

inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn

1

duel; shoot-out

1

business

1

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

1

government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve

3

most; much; greatly

3

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

5

to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

2

to be impressed; to greatly admire

1

to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

1

white knight; knight in shining armor

1

to misunderstand

2

to come to like a lot; to fall in love

1

evening; evening hour

2

being closed; being blocked up; being occupied; unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

5

every quarter; all sides

1

defense; defence

1

you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)

5

employee

1

to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

3

ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap

1

delay; procrastination

3

to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

4

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

1

big talk; braggadocio

2

deadly serious; deadly earnest

2