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spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope

1

copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript

1

to crush

3

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

9

clown

1

mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death

5

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

3

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

2

usually; ordinarily; in the past

1

karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper

1

infancy; childhood; tender age

1

artistic accomplishments

1

lawyer; jurist

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

5

cancer

6

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

3

assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad

3

bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat

4

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

4

store; shop; restaurant

1

Yosaburou

5

Emon

3

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

4

continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last

2

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

5

return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge

3

about the middle

2

fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days

1

Iwashiro (former province located in the west of present-day Fukushima Prefecture)

2

taking turns; relieving the guard

1

explosion; rupture; break off

1

500; five hundred; many

2

tragic death; violent death

1

report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

5

the people; the public; the world

1

eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest

1

impulse; impetus; urge

1

to count on; to anticipate; to expect

2

dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)

2

slide (used for projection); magic lantern

5

to be widely known; to be famous

1

during the morning

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

2

old river

1

shinsui (cultivar of nashi, Pyrus pyrifolia)

1

three metropolitan prefectures (Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka)

1

harbour

2

dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying

1

halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory

1

accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band

3