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to crumble away; to collapse

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in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

3

to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated

1

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

1

saliva; spit; spittle

1

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

1

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

2

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

means; method

2

world; society; people; the public

1

as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated

1

last night; yesterday evening

2

mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)

1

to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon

1

cryptid (animal whose existence is unsubstantiated, e.g. the yeti)

1

unidentified flying object; UFO

1

Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person

1

angel

1

event; phenomenon; matter

1

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

3

definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled

1

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

3

debate; discussion

1

quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

1

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

5

practical; realistic; pragmatic

2

to ask a question; to ask questions

2

every month; trite; commonplace; conventional

1

practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic

1

knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

4

seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy

1

tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

1

resin (from trees); (tobacco) tar; nicotine; sleep (in one's eyes); eye discharge

1

family; relatives; dependents; household

20

unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous

1

to continue to do; to persist in doing

1

strange; rare; novel; curious

1

an assortment; combination

1

for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

1

family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade

1

Kamakura period (1185-1333)

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protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

1

magistrate; shogunate administrator

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Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

2

period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

1

hill; height; knoll; rising ground

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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