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before long; even now

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conscience

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

1

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

1

marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense

1

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

1

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

2

was; were

4

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

1

place of execution; execution site

1

sheep (Ovis aries)

1

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

6

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

1

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

4

to feel ashamed

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

5

this time; now

2

case; occasion; situation; circumstances

1

please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if

2

retiring from military service

1

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

1

civic life

1

to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

1

false charge

1

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

4

self-protection

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

crime; offence; offense

2

together with ...

1

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

1

military affairs; military service

4

minister; secretary; Shujing; The Book of Documents; Ministry of Central Affairs (Qin-dynasty department); Oversight Department (under the Department of State of the ritsuryō system)

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

1

philosophy

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful

1

deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism

1

affirmation; affirmative

1

exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

1

government; administration; ministry

5

relation; relationship

1

restoration; repair; mending

1

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

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on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

1