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riverbank

58

god of marriage; matchmaker

2

Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)

22

grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine

6

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

5

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

91

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

1

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

1

to; towards; for

7

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

3

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

11

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

75

bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

10

good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha

2

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

28

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

1

to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

22

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

2

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

10

cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

13

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

41

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

28

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

2

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

88

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

157

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

16

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

1

is not; am not; are not

1

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

6

this year

4

New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day

1

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

1

brake

1

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

5

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

be; is

31

hummingbird (Trochilidae family)

5

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

6

New Year's card

2

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

14

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

1

however

5

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

2

unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

1

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

12

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

4