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flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh

4

large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm

1

surprise attack

1

to crumble away; to collapse

1

to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

1

what sort; what kind

1

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

1

Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)

2

Satake

2

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

2

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

1

good or bad luck; fortune

1

fixed date; appointed day

1

to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes

3

ash; embers; complete destruction

2

return; coming back

7

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

1

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

1

tens of thousands

1

camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

1

to shed tears

1

to sit (down)

1

another meeting; meeting again; reunion

1

threat; menace

1

beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help

1

to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

2

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected

1

capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

3

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

1

to do a meritorious deed

1

postponement; adjournment

1

lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

convalescence

1

counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats

1

in addition

1

return of government (to Kyoto); making former capital (esp. Kyoto) the capital again

4

in all directions

1

defense; defence; protecting; preventing

1

being alive

1

misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness

1

plants; vegetation

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

1

not worth (getting angry about, etc.)

1

one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death

1

disgrace; shame

1

to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise

1

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

1