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to soothe; to calm; to pacify

2

to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

1

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

2

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

1

to divide into three (parts); to trisect

1

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

1

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

2

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

to rush back; to run back

2

15; fifteen

2

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

2

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

2

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

1

to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

2

to throw into; to toss into

1

to bury; to embed; to implant

1

cranium; skull

1

gravesite; tomb

7

to imitate; to follow; to emulate

3

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

1

funeral

1

burial (disposal of a body) by exposure to the elements; aerial sepulture (burial)

5

worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class

1

burial; interment

2

Ryukyu Islands; southern chain of the Nansei Islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture

2

way (of doing); manner; method; means

1

in a row; in a line

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

3

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

4

Izu Islands

6

hundreds

1

common ancestor

2

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

2

Ryukyuan (person)

1

identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

1

ancestor; forefather; foremother

1

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

3

you could say; you might say; verging on the

1

Heian period (794-1185)

1

closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final

1

Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

1

exile; banishment

1

military commander

1

Tametomo

2

to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)

1

Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture

6

royal family

1