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disapproval; disagreement

2

objection; dissent; protest

4

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

2

valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum

4

dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying

1

Hirata Atsutane (1776-1843)

4

to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)

1

kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)

29

apostle; disciple

1

land near a castle; castle town

4

castle of a feudal lord

1

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

5

to cover up; to conceal

1

(within a) city; local

2

in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

5

wars; disturbances

3

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

1

Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official

4

three; three years of age

2

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

2

repair; mending

3

war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds

3

3000; three thousand; many

4

donation; contribution

6

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

3

short of hands

1

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

10

traveler; traveller; stranger

1

to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing

4

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

1

arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war

1

imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion

1

to bring someone along

1

rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)

2

prime of one's working life

1

robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy

1

possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people

27

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

2

to bind up; to tie up

1

hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

1

to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect

1

somehow; for some reason or other

2

to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

2

to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by

1

what sort of; what kind of; what way

5

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

2

to pick up; to find; to gather

4

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

4

to turn to the right

2