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remembrance; recollection; recognition

2

naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid

1

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

4

to drop one's shoulders

2

weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending

2

petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled

1

as far as I know

1

male homosexuality; pederasty

2

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

8

junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways

2

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

Keiji

3

kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior

1

charisma

4

extremely; terrifically; super

1

thickness

1

to exert oneself; to make efforts

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

1

to bring; to take; to bring about

4

to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

1

one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

2

Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)

57

to repeat; to be frequent

2

Imperial Court

5

(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag

2

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

2

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

25

trend of the times; way things are going

1

abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

2

lord of a manor; estate steward

1

derivation

2

rule; reign; government; governing

12

big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

2

Japan

1

centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule

1

ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework

1

to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

11

to accord someone every courtesy

2

minimum; at the very least

1

dictatorship; despotism

2

dictator; despot

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

3

armed forces; military; troops

3

civilian control (of the military)

2

to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind

1

end goal; final target

1