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light; lamplight

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

11

to throw at; to turn; to raise

2

biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)

1

uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous

4

percussion instrument

1

without permission; without notice

3

tube-shaped; cylindrical

3

to grasp tightly

9

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

1

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

7

gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth

7

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

hokora; small wayside shrine

79

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

7

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

1

estate; plot of land

2

flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable

8

triangle

1

temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle

7

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

1

wooden box; wooden crate

3

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

3

breadth; width

2

to peel off

1

front; frontage; facade; main

10

double (two-leaf) door

4

porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics

3

bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan

4

rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)

2

ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

11

evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance

1

many; much; plenty; hardly

18

passing (along the way)

1

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

2

(religious) faith; belief; creed

2

visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple

1

(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit

1

divine punishment

1

tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit

4

not caring; not giving a damn

8

superstition; superstitious belief

1

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

9

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

1

un-; non-; negative prefix

7

stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils

2

childhood

3

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

21

weird; eerie; uncanny

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

4