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kanji "dancing legs" radical (radical 136)

2

earthquake

1

excessive; exorbitant

1

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

3

Chuuemon

1

black spot; black speck

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

7

to age; to grow old

6

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

hard struggle; strenuous effort

5

misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity

1

truly; in earnest

2

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

1

candidate; applicant

1

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

2

aspiration; ambition

1

Tanosuke

1

eye disease

7

one eye; one of one's eyes

5

phosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea; sea fire

1

Yukioka

1

holy priest; saint

2

sea; ocean; waters

6

Diplomorpha sikokiana (species of flowering plant); paper made from the fibre of this plant

2

your letter; excellent composition

2

love-letter; precious letter

1

Iseya

2

Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty

1

to rely on

2

presumption; assumption; estimation

1

unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

1

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

2

to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer

3

three-act play

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religion; cult

1

two characters; name

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kanji "earth" radical at left (radical 32)

1

(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

1

even number

1

custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)

1

making do; getting by (somehow); managing

2

kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading

1

designing a font; creating a new character not currently available

2

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

2

wrestler; rikishi

1

vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor

1

to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)

1

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

1

(temporary) closure of a theater (theatre); stage absence; wrestler's absence from the tournament

6

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

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