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to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in

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to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

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to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

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heavy damage; great harm

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imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

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man of virtue; humanitarian

4

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

2

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

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Shigenori

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carpenter

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sharp; keen; acute

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to live; to reside; to inhabit

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in this case

2

calendar making

2

benkan (type of square ceremonial crown)

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court dance and music

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to prohibit

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flatterer; smooth talker; crafty person

4

obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper

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lunar calendar

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solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout

1

crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby

1

being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker; smooth-talker

4

successive generations; successive emperors

1

proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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exhibition; exhibit

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bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

3

wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom

2

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

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evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

1

nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)

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to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

2

to worry

2

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

5

pain; agony; bitterness

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(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

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to want; to seek; to request

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(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of

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to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame

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dust

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faction; party; clique

1

act; deed; conduct

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it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

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present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

2

pure and good; unmixed and of high quality; good-natured; genuine; wholesome

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true character; real nature

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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