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early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning

1

dark green

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

2

face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)

1

joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)

1

misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea

1

old couple; elderly couple

1

foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer

1

Shinto shrine

1

overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)

2

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

2

old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

3

time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on

1

large amount of money; great cost

2

life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances

1

to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)

4

armpit; axilla

2

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

5

big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby

1

silly person; dumb-bunny; dope

1

review (of learned material); revision

1

not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable

1

head

1

to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)

1

shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold

1

on duty; at work; while working

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

8

cough; ahem

1

to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves

1

on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

2

stallkeeper (at a festival, fair, etc.); street vendor; street performer; fellow; guy; chap

3

palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)

1

street vendor; peddler

1

leader of a group

1

lion (Panthera leo)

4

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

2

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

2

seashell; shell

14

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

1

goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; curved gutter; (arch.) fool

2

flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); person who sucks up to superiors; toady

4

shipwreck

1

comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

2

reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)

1

A Dog of Flanders (1872 novel by Ouida)

3

Nero

3

exhibition

1

first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon

2

red-horned demon; red ogre

1

(horned) blue demon; blue ogre

1