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the next era

1

patient; unhurried; leisurely

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

3

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

3

armrest

1

founder of a religious sect

1

the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar

1

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

2

to get tired of waiting

1

brushwood; firewood

2

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

5

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

1

short-tempered; quick-tempered; impatient; hasty; rash

1

invitation

2

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

1

capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp

1

throughout Japan

2

administration; governance; the authorities; authority

1

everything one does; whatever one does

2

to watch steadily; to stare

2

last year

2

on the way back; returning

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

4

historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular

1

historical works; annals

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

1

on the roof; court nobles

2

envoy

1

various countries; various regions; various provinces

2

to walk about

1

north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku

1

sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams

1

Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

one's family temple; temple with one's family grave

2

visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage

1

notification; pre-1886 administrative order

1

most; extremely

2

imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

3

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

2

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

1

throbbing (pain); pounding

2

body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

3

room; apartment; flat

2

March; third month of the lunar calendar

1

slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

1

gentle; mild; meek; tender

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

3