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Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

101

the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel

1

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.

50

protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

1

powerful; strong

1

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

3

triangle; triangular shape

1

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

15

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

67

Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)

5

counter for temples

5

indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

42

Ueno

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

1

occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

1

at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

37

destruction; disruption; (application) crash

2

one wing; single wing

1

to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

1

to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

2

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

2

spiritual power

1

to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control

1

the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow

4

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

6

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

1

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

northeast

1

place; position; location; position; standing; status

1

Tokugawa

2

house; family

1

mausoleum

1

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

2

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

2

battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)

1

perfect; complete

2

restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback

2

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

16

already; now; no longer; not any more

4

impossible

1

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

6

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

3

emergency fix; tentative measure; temporary solution

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

1

dealing with; coping with

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

1

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

13

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3