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to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

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to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

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crowd; turnout

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the street; the town

2

news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements

2

to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose

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corner; nook; recess

3

bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond

1

rook; fly ball

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

1

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

2

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

2

food and drink; eating and drinking

1

amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

3

sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing

1

to no one in particular

1

large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build

1

to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

1

nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert

2

carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)

2

one's residence

3

raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation

1

servant; menial

1

errand runner

1

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

3

garden; park

1

six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison); six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory); six principles of calligraphy; six classes of kanji characters

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garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment

2

stroll garden with a central pond; large garden best enjoyed by walking around it

1

arrangement; grouping

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

4

April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

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Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)

1

receiving (from a superior); bestowed

1

area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space

2

8000; eight thousand; many

2

900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot

3

enormous expenditure; huge expense; huge outlay; great cost

2

from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside

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nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

5

to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent

1

pond water; pond

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strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

2

appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

1

excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)

1

plan; design; layout

1

to bore; to tire; to weary; to use lavishly (and without regret)

1

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

4

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

2

spring sunlight; scenery of spring

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