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to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

regiment

1

Marcus

1

reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

1

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

1

city council

3

influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely

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to play a central role; to take a leading part

2

agricultural land; farmland

3

local tax; council tax

1

town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community

1

speech

2

role; part; job; assignment

1

(written) invitation; letter of invitation

1

money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements

2

in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

1

having no money; lack of money

1

food expenses; money for food; charge for board

2

absence; non-attendance

1

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

3

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

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to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize

2

wedding dress

2

kneeling

2

with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go

4

having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

1

to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology

1

setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

1

to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

3

thud; thump; bang

2

clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

1

what time; (lit.) which hour

1

modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization

1

to live in want

1

to plot an assassination

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)

2

always; usually

1

necessity; inevitability

1

(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)

1

collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash

2

surrender

1

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn

1

conspirator; accomplice

1

with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by

1

care; precaution; guarding; caution

1

a few years later

1

resentment; indignation; anger

1

to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge

1

helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret

2