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construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

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pulverising

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article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since

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to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

2

opinion in writing; written opinion; argument

3

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

1

beginning; opening; start; outset

1

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

2

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

2

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

2

complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

1

many; numerous; various; large number of

1

itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation

1

severe; bitter; scathing

1

impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure

2

entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering

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remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)

1

Imperial household

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loyalty to the Emperor (especially during the late Edo period movement to overthrow the shogunate)

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disloyalty; infidelity

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occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term

1

previous generation; former ages

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Yoshiteru

1

nowadays; these days; at present

1

extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor

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to serve; to build as commanded

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direct vassal of the shogunate (Edo period); direct retainer of the shogun (e.g. a hatamoto)

1

imperial cause; royal cause

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negligence; disregard

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cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

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first article

2

political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit

1

lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation

1

favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias

1

gold and silver; money

1

embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation

1

private; personal

1

lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness

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unbroken; endless; continuous

3

fervent; fierce; violent

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address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word

1

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim

2

decoration; ornament; trimmings

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to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

1

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

3

being reduced to poverty; living in poverty; coming down in the world; straitened (reduced) circumstances

2

living a roaming life; wandering and settling in a foreign land

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prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex

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