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to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

4

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

3

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

2

beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms

1

portrait

2

Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)

2

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

6

politician; statesman

1

first generation; founder

1

chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)

1

the whole country

4

Burakumin (modern-day descendants of Japan's feudal outcast group)

9

affectionate father; loving father

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

3

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

3

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

2

monster

3

seventy; 70

1

nine; 9

3

to die

7

throughout Japan

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

2

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

1

boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

2

-like

1

personality; style; appearance

1

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

1

Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

7

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

1

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

8

spring; fountain

2

to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up

1

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

1

concern; interest

2

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

7

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

2

rice field

2

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

1

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

1

pocket

1

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

2

Korea

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Japan

3

person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

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