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battle formation; disposition of troops

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man who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her; supernatural wolf stalking humans in the woods

2

to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

2

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to mislead; to misguide; to do accidentally; to do by mistake

1

both

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end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

2

good-natured

1

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

1

(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye

1

wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

1

tigers and leopards; daring person (animal, etc.); ferocious (person)

1

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

1

ancient times; prehistoric times

1

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

1

commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)

2

embrace; hug

1

slowly and quietly; stealthily

2

every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart

3

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

2

leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank

1

distant place; faraway location; far away

3

never; not at all

1

child

1

dawn; daybreak

3

counter for countries

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journey; route of a journey

2

relative; relation; kin

3

Kinoshita Toukichirō (1920.3.25-)

5

cousin (younger female)

3

union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

8

to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

1

burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case

2

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

5

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

8

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

11

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

3

column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

1

last night

10

cousin (male)

1

one's previous name

1

to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe

12

such; this sort of; like this

2

in all conscience; in honour; in duty bound

2

to admire (someone's courage); to approve of (someone's ambition)

2

Toukichirō

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son; punk; brat; penis

1

to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

2

thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

2

turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

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