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concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization

4

pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)

3

child one is expecting; child in one's womb

1

to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)

1

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

1

time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

1

to destroy

2

avenger; revenger

1

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

5

to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)

1

baby

10

based on; built on; made from

1

to harm one's health

1

to challenge (a person) to a fight

1

army corps; corps

4

(for) how many days; what day (of the month)

1

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

1

infanticide; filicide

1

to commit a crime; to commit a sin

2

way out; means of escape

1

indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization

3

to cry and shout; to scream

2

wild animal

1

war dog

1

growth period; growing season

2

embodiment

1

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

5

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

3

hard to understand; Byzantine fashion

1

sentimental

2

secret knowledge; interior of a temple

1

alcoholic drinks; liquor

1

slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense

1

be; is

8

osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays

1

multi-course menu; multi-course dining

2

terrine

1

red lips

2

fish-based cooking; fish dish

1

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

1

sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious

2

to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order

3

putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

1

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

1

several day period

4

filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

2

to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

3

majority decision; majority vote; majority rule

1

to get between; to be caught in

1

de facto marriage; common-law marriage; living together as husband and wife without formal marriage

1