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release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

3

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

samurai; warrior

5

arbitrary decision; using one's own discretion; acting on one's own authority

1

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

15

people; populace; masses

10

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

7

pressure; force

6

pawnshop

1

liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer

2

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

3

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

18

anything and everything; just about everything

7

Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

7

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned

4

really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly

25

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

8

heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)

4

seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating

3

thin mist; light mist

6

playground; play space

3

to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

3

to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

8

ramp; slope

13

eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

1

standing tree; standing timber

2

article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since

2

eighty; 80

5

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

10

to look old; to get old

2

touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag

1

scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

2

winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

1

to look back

4

virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless

3

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

6

all over; all over the place; everywhere

6

Bastille Day (July 14)

10

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably

2

July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

3

14th day of the month; 14 days

3

to shed blood

4

national anthem

4

revolutionary song

3

(how) many times; (how) often

8

Sacré Coeur (basilica in Paris)

5

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

3

maroon; reddish-brown

2