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to arrest; to apprehend

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a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather

3

fine quality

1

thought to be; seen as

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spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

1

in good coordination

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one ken (approx. 1.8 m)

2

hitting the target

1

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

to hold up in one's arms

13

unparalleled in history

1

service; duty; work

1

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

2

pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg

2

desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

1

to die on the battlefield

1

seeing; meeting

1

anus; asshole; arsehole

1

walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

3

beginning of autumn; seventh month of the lunar calendar

2

disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence

1

centipede

4

form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

2

to let an opportunity slip

2

loss; forfeit

1

spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic

1

showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

2

word game; wordplay; playing with words

1

arrowhead formation; wedge formation; spearhead formation; spears and arrows

1

Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person

1

trusting to chance; trusting to Providence

2

price reduction; discount

1

Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture

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Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido

1

many obstacles; innumerable difficulties

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providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage

2

negotiation

2

sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous

1

common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace

4

house where one was born; one's parents' house

4

god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven

3

clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good

2

condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)

1

spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension

1

as far as the eye can see

1

after; since

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custom; common practice; habit

2

wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread

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Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)

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Satomi

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