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Buddhist priest; monk; boy

2

disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

2

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

2

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

6

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

2

to listen attentively to; to be lost in

4

laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie

5

Kanta

133

first 10 days of month

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

4

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

inscription; epitaph

4

writing (esp. commissioned calligraphy); drawing; painting

1

symbol; code; sign; notation

1

upper part; upper region; region above

3

Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

3

to pick up; to find; to gather

4

faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement

1

front palanquin bearer; flunky; cat's-paw; tool

2

spindly; weak; gangly

1

rear carrier of a palanquin

3

palanquin bearer; coolie; wandering robber

2

blunder; bungle; clumsiness

1

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

2

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

2

to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

3

no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all

2

January; first month of the lunar calendar

1

to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic

1

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

5

one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

1

sad story

1

mist; haze

1

assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad

4

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

2

new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer

2

interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

4

mist; haze

9

help; rescue; assistant

6

for fun; half in jest

2

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

2

wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place

1

aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank

4

notes; draft; manuscript

1

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

1

short; brief

2

admiration; being impressed (by)

2

friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

1