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self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

1

treatment as a guest; guest

6

to entertain; to treat

1

to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

several lines (of text)

1

short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)

1

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

3

tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry

1

dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

2

looks; appearance

8

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

1

face; looks; vestiges; trace

2

continuous; unbroken; ceaseless

1

extreme; extremity

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage

2

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

3

all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

5

preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence

5

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

2

pair (esp. of folding screens)

1

Kitaoka

1

residence; mansion

2

history; pedigree; lineage

4

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

7

corner; nook

1

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

1

treatment; service; handling; management

1

Moritatsu

4

in the future; another day; later

4

near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

2

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

1

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

1

one thing

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

2

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

2

a bundle; a hundred

1

government office; agency; board

3

(former) imperial university

5

having only tiles of one suit and no honor tiles (meld)

2

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

13

the last days; the final years; the last generation

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

1

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

2

polite; courteous; hospitable

1

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

2