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afterword; postscript

2

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

1

two; 2

4

fifteen; 15

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

3

winter

1

at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

8

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1

Onogami

2

Meiya

2

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

6

to say; to be called; to do

1

series

1

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

1

work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique

1

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

13

second marriage; remarriage

2

wandering; rambling; roaming

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

1

young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

12

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

1

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

3

thank you

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

1

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

2

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

4

indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

9

formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)

2

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

3

three; 3

1

prince; subordinate Kumano shrine

1

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

1

to appear all together; to be all present

1

second son

1

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

11

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

1

tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer

1

three sons; third son

1

otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense

1

artist

1

such ... as; or some such

1

atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

2

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

4

bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

1

profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately

1

to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

1