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buyer

3

to demolish; to tear down; to pull down

4

persistence; single-mindedness

1

buyer; purchaser

1

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

1

superstitious

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

6

sign; indication; omen; symptom

1

additional fees; charges

2

performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)

4

might as well

1

general public; the masses

4

Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)

1

ignorant people

1

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

2

somewhat sudden

4

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

5

appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully

1

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

1

manners; courtesy; etiquette

3

meaning; called; said

14

template

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

and; thereupon; because of that

1

something that smells of fish or blood; meat and fish; degenerate monk; corrupt priest

1

Buddhist priest; monk; boy

3

money-making; earning money

1

bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

1

temples and shrines

1

something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

2

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

4

to let one's guard down

1

irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod

1

Hirakawa (in Tokyo)

1

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

2

pre-war days; before the war

2

formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

1

branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream

2

reading and writing

1

etiquette; courtesy

3

knob; handle; catch; patron

1

grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)

1

trousseau

1

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

1

imported; foreign-made

1

(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes

3

sashimi; make-up

1

(Western) dressmaking

5

Russia

1