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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

2

to be too late; to be too slow

1

wedding ceremony

2

evening; early night hours

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(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback

6

pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate

1

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

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last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

1

in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with

1

babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying

3

to cross swords (with)

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

1

one scene (in play)

1

to draw a sword

1

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

1

one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan

1

to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

1

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

2

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

1

point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark

1

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

1

this evening; tonight

3

let's see what you've got; show me what you've got

1

Imperial reign; Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)

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(not possible) on such short notice

1

third-rate; third-class

1

troupe; theatrical company

3

certain; sure; no doubt

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trivial; not amounting to much

3

back of the hand

2

chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company

2

acting; performance

2

to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope

2

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

1

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

great success; huge success

1

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

2

coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment

1

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

1

wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)

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misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle

2

hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

1

now; come (now); well

1

to keep a promise; to keep one's word

1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

1

drama; play; powerful drug

1

to appear on the stage

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