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errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

2

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

2

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

1

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

1

but; however; provided that

1

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

1

hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

1

to become animated; to liven up; to become active

1

unfortunately; regrettably

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influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

3

political

1

family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods

1

chief god

2

impossible to do (although wants to)

1

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

3

to assist; to help out

1

efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

1

to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

1

harem

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

1

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

1

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

1

decision; determination; resolution

1

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

well!; huh; my, my

1

heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog

7

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

3

side

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castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

4

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

1

Europe

2

meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect

1

structure; building

2

to like; to prefer

2

old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

2

(in fiction) person changed into a vampire by magic

2

modern; modernistic

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residential area

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private house

1

modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date

1

pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred

7

kind; sort; species; species

7

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

2