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Matatarō

1

vanguard; advance guard

1

obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego

1

bit (mouthpiece)

1

to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)

2

river water; stream

1

flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh

2

whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief

1

viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...

8

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

1

professional noh actor

2

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

3

last month

2

command; order

2

to surge (water or waves)

2

emphasizes direct object of action

2

nock (of a bow)

2

stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position

1

to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart

3

to invade

6

slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

1

old army general; veteran army general

2

to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard

1

passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)

2

Umeki

2

to bloom

1

interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)

1

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire

2

father

4

to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); to come to an end; to finish

5

program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme

1

sutra; Buddhist scriptures

1

Buddhist memorial service

1

alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)

1

donor; benefactor; chief mourner; client (of a builder, etc.)

1

chief priest of temple

1

reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

9

light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart

1

after a meal

1

a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull

1

to penetrate; to pervade; to spread

3

fine performance; excellent performance

1

noh actor

1

officers and men

1

to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action

1

one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand

2

unusual appearance; extraordinary countenance; striking features

2

fault-finding; carping

2

body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

2