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foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter

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capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

5

praise; glorification; extolment

2

disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity

1

concession; conciliation; compromise

3

next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

2

the last half-year; second half of the year

1

Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period

1

person concerned; interested party; related party

4

resolute decision

2

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

3

Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)

2

to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for

1

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

2

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

2

wetland; marsh

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

2

failure; mistake; blunder

4

fatal wound

1

launching out; embarking upon (a career)

1

cover; lid; cap

3

Sasa Narimasa

1

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

1

lily

1

murder; killing; murderer

1

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

2

unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question

4

sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi

1

sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi

2

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

7

to succeed; to bear fruit

1

to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but

2

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

3

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

3

state of mind; (one's) mental state

1

Chikamatsu

1

the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)

2

Tsunagiuma

1

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

1

Heike family; Taira family

6

earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug

2

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

4

usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

2

call of a wild goose; wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus); tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)

3

family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables

12

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

2

the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar

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