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cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

3

if you think about it; come to think of it

4

Asian mist (illegal maneuver); (arch.) evil fog

1

traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; coronet

1

panoramic view; bird's-eye view

2

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

30

nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)

8

tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain

26

folding fan

2

nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable

2

Hokusai

2

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

10

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

1

short; brief

2

80000; many

3

(Japanese) archery

1

inuoumono; Kamakura-period sport in which horseback-mounted archers shot at dogs inside a large circular enclosure

8

arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle

45

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

5

quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

4

unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

2

dog; doggy; bow-wow

2

yelping; yapping

2

Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)

3

splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)

4

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

11

authenticity; credibility

4

turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn (attached to an arrow to sound when fired); arrow with such a whistle attached

2

master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)

1

The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari

1

episode; anecdote; vignette; episode

1

Nasu no Yoichi (12th century samurai)

1

to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)

33

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

3

mystique

1

poet (of tanka poems)

1

painter; artist

1

to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind

1

goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)

1

along the wall

3

Germany

2

mallet; pestle; pounder

2

to be handed down from generation to generation

1

to treat as a joke; to do jokingly

4

polite; respectful; reverent

5

made of iron

1

unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

3

rarely; seldom

4