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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

62

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

4

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

20

art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

1

good; goodness; right; virtue

4

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

13

looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit

3

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

21

amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

6

at that time; in those days

1

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

2

geisha

3

popular person; star; favourite; popular geisha

1

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

69

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

104

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

81

small quantity; little; little while; short distance

32

throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)

8

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

2

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

2

comic (satirical) tanka

2

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

1

talk; story; conversation

1

sandbank; sandbar

1

Enba

1

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

4

to sell

8

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

2

the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

5

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

2

only; nothing but

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Sarumaru

1

high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine

1

a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

1

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

5

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

4

water well

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

bilge water

3

lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)

1

type of jōruri (dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen)

2

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

131

professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon

2

to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

19

face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

21

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

156

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

7