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to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

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language

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advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

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spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

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threat; intimidation; menace

2

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

4

hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

3

knife

2

to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)

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resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

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to bear; to endure

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

Namamugi Incident (August 1862); Kanagawa Incident; Richardson Affair

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firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn

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negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

4

Shibata

2

universe; cosmos; space

1

change; transformation; innovation; Reformation

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at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

4

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

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fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

4

to hide; to conceal oneself

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this person

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at times; occasionally

15

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

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palanquin; litter; bier; kago

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basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

12

to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)

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outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

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woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

5

merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family

4

cargo; freight

1

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

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to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic

1

to board a ship

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air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

13

dusk; twilight

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household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

6

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

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neighboring villages

2

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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child

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farmer; farming family; farmhouse

6

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

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