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large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

2

debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark

2

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

2

spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad

1

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

1

thereunder; whereunder

1

to wring the neck; to strangle

2

to hold one's breath

1

elopement; running away with a lover

1

scandalous

1

Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression

1

prize money; reward

1

dawn; daybreak

2

psychiatry; psychiatric department

1

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

1

to consign to oblivion

1

to cause a stir; to have repercussions; to generate controversy

1

root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

4

leap year

1

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

2

hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress

1

during the war

1

air-raid

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

1

evacuation (to the country); spreading out (troops); deployment; dispersal

1

real time

1

Washington, D.C. (United States); Washington (US state)

1

Yoriyuki

1

to continue to increase; to continue to mount

2

search party

4

Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)

1

square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest; Mount Fangzhang (said to be inhabited by immortals); Mount Fanghu

1

account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters

1

The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)

16

tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation

62

descendant

1

this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world

1

to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize

1

tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery

1

carpet; rug (esp. felt)

1

to compete with; to vie for

3

moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

2

humidity

2

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

1

to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

1

wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)

3

(one's) current position; current location; present position

1

upside down

1

big; large; great

2

dial (of a meter, watch, etc.); face (of a clock); keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.); letter board (communication aid for people unable to speak); communication board

2