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choice; preference

2

last resort

1

please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

3

Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)

1

paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling

1

Emmy

2

to eagerly look forward to

1

not; nonexistent; not being (there)

1

Inako

2

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1

refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved

1

fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)

2

salted salmon roe

2

(very) beginning; start

2

flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke

1

squid tentacles

3

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

3

sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

1

ability to ignore bad things happening to one; power to not get upset or worked up (by ignoring something)

2

succession; continuation; series; sequence

1

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

1

altogether; entirely

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

1

murder; killing; murderer

1

(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

1

combination

6

rare; seldom

1

origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

1

shed; barn; outhouse

1

double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

1

How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

6

(public) park

2

Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

1

(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming

2

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

3

feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

5

leopard (Panthera pardus)

8

Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)

16

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

3

(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.

91

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration

6

many; numerous; various; large number of

2

challenger

1

warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person

1

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

1

I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor

2

down to earth; reasonable

1