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woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

2

to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

to be mistaken for; to be confused with

1

last year

2

nose and ears

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to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

1

wrist

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ankle

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lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation

3

in the following manner; as follows

3

father and child; father and son; father and daughter

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

9

both feet; both legs

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nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

2

undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet

3

distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper

1

to twine around

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women's obi with a different colour on each side; facing each other; being opposite; (arch.) informing each other; (arch.) coming to terms with one another

2

to blindstitch

1

gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove

1

18; eighteen

1

so; like this; in this way

3

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

1

this much; this amount

1

blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

estimated (probable) age (e.g. of victim)

1

twenty-five

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height (of body); stature

2

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

1

milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)

1

woman; girl

1

exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular

1

certificate of post-mortem

1

presumption; assumption; estimation

2

inlet; bay; inland sea

1

dark brown; colour of tanned skin

1

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

2

number of years

1

almost; roughly; approximately

1

sixth day of the month; six days

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Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)

2

endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

2

last month

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confinement

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house search (e.g. by the police)

1

to number more than ten; to be numerous

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from afar; over a great distance; all the way

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