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hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

13

the road home

1

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

3

call; visit

1

three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)

2

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

10

each; respectively

2

reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

1

complete recovery of health

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

3

to face

4

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

7

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

2

to recover; to be healed

2

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

104

the other day; some time ago; recently

1

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

11

nine; 9

106

climate

1

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

4

hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln

1

season; time of year

1

fire; flame; blaze

7

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

15

one room

3

table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner

1

sitting opposite each other

2

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

4

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

6

older sister and younger brother

1

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

4

land; shore

98

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

30

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

23

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

54

rice field

55

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

64

change of era

2

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

70

17; seventeen

22

to have a long life; to live a long time

3

twenty-six

11

affectionate mother

1

(one's) late father

2

submarine voyage; underwater navigation

3

usual; ordinary

14

will; testament; last request

10

sutra; Buddhist scriptures

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house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

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