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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

4

repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

10

to spread; to be propagated

3

complete loss of face

1

grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

1

serious wound; hard blow

1

successively; one after another

3

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

7

Oda Nobutaka

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

2

Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)

2

real power

1

really; truly

1

talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

18

standing firm; holding out

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

3

(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)

1

exchange of presents

1

return to one's country

1

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

1

killing; murder

1

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

3

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

1

alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery

1

to lure someone; to entice someone

1

surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

4

to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

2

laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity

1

spittoon; cuspidor

1

phooey

2

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

2

somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely

1

youthful; young; young-looking

1

that is; namely; i.e.

4

extraordinary; uncommon

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer

1

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

1

negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

2

to pass judgment (judgement); to make a decision

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

6

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

7

temples and shrines

3

contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation

4

round well

2

recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement

1

copybook; model; pattern

4