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wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

9

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

2

confession

2

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

5

line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

1

government office; public office

1

sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake

2

sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

2

(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

2

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

2

stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time

1

many years

8

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

2

honor; honour; credit; prestige

2

so-and-so; who?; which people?

1

gossip

2

of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading

1

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary

1

15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts

1

unknown; obscure; insignificant

1

tea house

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

1

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

1

authority; power; influence

2

to fade; to become dim

1

to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

2

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

3

increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

1

British Actors' Equity Association

2

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

4

frequent; incessant

1

existence; being

2

springing up (in clusters); mushrooming

1

appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession

1

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

1

wild goose; glans; head of a penis

3

fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub

1

glory; splendour; honour

1

Nachi

1

mountain recess; deep in the mountains

1

written oath

1

Satori; folklore monster that can read minds

5

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

6

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

6

Takeshiba Kisui

3

height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)

6

to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)

3

cone; pyramid

3

Yoda Gakkai

5