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invitation; introduction; temptation

5

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

6

since one was born; (in) all one's life

1

blunt weapon

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

17

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

4

to set aside

2

apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

1

(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback

79

to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

11

seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

8

(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive

3

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

6

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

2

of great promise; with a promising future

4

war; fighting; fierce competition

5

all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation

1

to make one's name well known; to gain much fame

2

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

3

as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to

4

to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

2

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

6

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

5

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

10

to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word

1

heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

9

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

3

now that you say that; now that you mention it

2

heredity; (genetic) inheritance

2

ancestor

2

descendant; progeny; offspring

2

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

12

heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism

1

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

1

agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms

3

to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

8

flight; running away; absconding; elopement

1

to drift (to); to be washed ashore

1

to gain fame; to make one's name

1

(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family

25

postwar period; period after Second World War

1

prize; award; reward

3

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

8

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

20

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

7

bloody vomit

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

8

retirement

35

emphasis-adding particle

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

2