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both; (not) either

3

cannot be helped; unavoidable

2

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

2

being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)

1

(someone else's) child

1

son; penis

3

technique; art; skill; move

1

emphasizes direct object of action

1

to call (someone) to you; to call together; to call to come

2

admiration and devotion; hearty submission

1

Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

33

selecting; choosing

1

to choose; to select

2

occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle

1

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

1

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

2

here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

3

to lose; to be defeated

6

farmer; peasant; farming; the common people

7

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

6

unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck

1

to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but

1

both families

1

friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement

5

apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock

2

early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar

3

to blow across

1

midwinter

1

vast and blue (e.g. ocean); dusky; shadowy

2

ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery

2

stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position

9

elevation; high ground

2

to take up residence; to settle in

1

large front gate

1

shogun's envoy; emissary

23

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

4

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

8

silent; still; quiet; hushed

2

step in a Japanese entranceway

1

taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life

1

apology; excuse

2

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

3

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

4

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

flowers; beautiful; spectacular

1