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no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

2

but; however; provided that

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

10

chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

1

handiwork; handicraft; homemade

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

Kazuo

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

2

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

1

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

2

fender (of a car); wing; fender (on a boat)

1

ironworks

1

furthermore; even more

1

such; this sort of; like this

1

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

1

Sugiyama

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will

2

of course; certainly; naturally

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

installation; setting; fitting; mounting

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

2

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

1

this time; now

1

handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade

1

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

1

one year and a half

1

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

1

to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

1

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

6

first-rate; finest quality; the best

2

class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

2

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

2

Mishima Tokushichi (1893.2.24-1975.11.19)

2

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

2

overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)

1

and; as well as

1

lining; ceiling; wainscoting; wainscotting

1

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

1

near future

2

official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)

2

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

2

assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding

2