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wheat field; barley field; cornfield

9

subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion

5

what's what; heads or tails

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

3

star

2

stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies

1

cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly

1

horizon (related to land)

1

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

1

climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point

1

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

measurement round the hips

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder

1

to pass a day

1

a day or two

1

to roll about; to writhe about

1

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

1

title; caption; heading

1

state capital; provincial capital; county town

1

story; tale

1

constantly eastward

1

settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony

55

imperial soldier

2

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

1

cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax

1

to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded

1

wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener

1

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

1

imperial subject

1

bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste

2

under the control (of); under the dominion (of)

1

last month

1

(even) a little bit

1

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)

1

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

1

evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes

2

thousands; several thousand

7

main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus

6

heavy equipment

13

two at a time; two by two; in twos

1

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

1

what proportion; what percentage

1

in its entirety; whole; wholly

2

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

1

one by one; one each; one at a time

2

every one; each

1

defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying

1