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Yoshinaka

2

arriving in the capital

1

destructive; devastating

1

tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)

1

women and children; woman; grown woman; wife

1

shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

2

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

1

virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit

2

street at night; making a night journey

1

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

1

deep gratitude; overwhelming joy; great happiness

1

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

1

Quanzhou (China); Chinchew

3

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

1

concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

1

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

1

survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin

1

to catch off guard; to catch unprepared

1

outside Kyoto or the capital

3

to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

2

underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito

1

home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

7

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

2

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

2

proceeding to Kyoto; entering Kyoto

5

government office

1

not long has passed since ...

1

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

1

residence; mansion; estate; dwelling

2

beheading; decapitation

2

appalling; awful; horrible; horrifying; ghastly

1

already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably

1

description; describing; depicting

1

party; gang; company; squad

2

street fighting; urban warfare

2

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

1

victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)

1

small number; few; minority

1

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

1

dusk; nightfall; twilight

1

to triumph; to be elated with success

1

to increase; to multiply

1

tragic but brave; heroic; grim

2

defeated general

1

naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata

1

series of articulated plates attached to the back and sides of a Japanese helmet

1

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

1