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reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

5

tooth

8

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

9

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

5

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

15

unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

2

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

3

one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

1

the sun

1

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

1

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

3

ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting

3

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

5

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

1

damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

3

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

2

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

8

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

11

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

2

colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

1

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

indicates emotion

1

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

8

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

8

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

1

high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine

174

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

1

return; welcome home

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

2

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

9

uproar; disturbance

2

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

3

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

40

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

20

hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd

2

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

7

but; however; although

7

men; manservant; male attendants to an actor

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

1

second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

1

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

1

(licensed) red light district

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

2

imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

2

Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

10

soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial

1

rush mat; matting; mat

1