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to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

1

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

1

had better ...; had better not ...

1

carefully; with caution

1

true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses

1

discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

1

to be caught by the enemy

1

dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief

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rage; fury; exasperation; indignation

2

spy; secret agent

1

looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

1

soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty

1

to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

1

to hand (over); to deliver in person

1

certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams

1

violent; vehement

1

as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

consternation; falling into a panic; fluster; confusion; dismay; discomfiture

1

dice; die; baton (of command)

10

roofed mud wall around a villa or temple

2

mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

2

cousin (younger male)

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near relative

1

to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

1

persuasion

4

to send back

1

division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation

8

change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange

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remaining money

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dividend (on shares)

1

short period of time

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

2

humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

1

ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

2

benevolent rule; moratorium on debts

1

accounting; administration (of money)

1

gradual decrease; gradual diminution

2

800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

1

one's share; one's portion

1

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

1

self-indulgent pleasure

2

funds; capital

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

1

taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)

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balance; difference (in price, cost); margin

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