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guess; speculation; supposition

1

breeding season

4

to pair with; to pair up; to pair off

1

scarce; rare

1

underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

1

after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

2

huh!; oh; wow; I see

4

cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

1

border

1

tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot

1

humming a samisen tune

1

Morinaka

1

flirting; making out

2

separate; scattered; apart

1

ready (to do); willing

2

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

1

rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

1

tea ceremony; chanoyu

1

moderate; proper; just right

1

classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case

1

heartburn; sour stomach

1

diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted

1

boastful speech; bragging

1

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

1

trouble; bother; annoyance

1

fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought

1

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

1

place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire

3

suppression; repression; subjugation

1

Edo period (1603-1868)

1

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot

1

to appease; to suppress; to calm

1

heir; eldest son

1

branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family

1

standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)

1

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

1

whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain

1

to distinguish oneself; to stand out

1

taking heart; being in high spirits

1

to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity

2

one day; (on) a certain day

1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

1

ten times; tenfold

1

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

1

sea route

1

(arch.) archer (esp. a samurai); (arch.) (skilled) archer; (arch.) bowman; (arch.) dominion of a whole province by a military family; bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling

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Imagawa Yoshimoto

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preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

2