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corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings

1

to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

6

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

6

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

2

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

3

fraction; odd amount; leftover amount

1

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

1

neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)

1

augury; fortune-telling; divination

1

Takagi Akimitsu (1920.9.25-)

1

long (e.g. novel, film)

1

reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration

1

to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

1

Edo shogunate (1603-1867)

3

comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)

1

buried gold; buried treasure

1

tradition; legend; folklore

3

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

2

win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins

2

bakufu; shogunate

6

to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around

1

Ogurikouzukenosuke

4

sharp and able person

1

politician; statesman

1

Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)

2

allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)

1

capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

1

(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

3

do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end

2

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...

2

eastern expedition

3

destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

1

masterpiece

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

1

one's plan

1

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

17

Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)

1

Oomura Masujirou

1

to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

1

Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)

2

Shizuoka (city, prefecture)

1

virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless

1

advance; charge

2

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

3

original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw

1

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

1

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

1

to force back; to jostle

1

interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

4