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Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

1

to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into

2

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

12

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

3

to become hoarse; to become husky

1

to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified

2

to become brilliant; to become cheerful

20

filthy; dirty (looking); drab

4

subordination; dependency

35

viscously; stickily

2

to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate

25

to hide; to conceal oneself

4

(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

3

loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

13

back (side); back end; rear

2

regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

7

private army

25

combat power; fighting strength

9

to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)

34

hardness; stiffness

14

to spit

1

shabby; unsightly; unkempt

3

now that; since; so long as; because

5

to race against time

3

disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

8

short and stout; small but wide around

1

to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)

42

impudent; cheeky

2

warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat

3

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

6

small animal

6

balance; equilibrium

2

bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition

1

snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight

2

deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)

4

moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

1

side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines

1

to have a chill run down one's spine

7

edge of blade

1

spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti

5

minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

8

(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

7

kick

4

cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)

5

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

3

to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

2

vomit and excreta

1

direct

13

disgrace; humiliation

9

to sit up

3