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ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

5

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

19

to begin

2

true character; real nature

1

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

12

one's home; one's house

1

manservant

1

Yasuke

1

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

3

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

46

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

36

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

21

express messenger; postman; mailman; courier

2

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

2

document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)

13

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

46

more and more; increasingly; extremely; very

1

assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

17

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

5

long way; distant place

1

friend; acquaintance

1

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

7

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

11

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

6

box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters

2

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

30

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

2

content of a letter

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

4

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

1

the four seasons

1

mistress; kept woman; concubine

33

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

2

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

8

just one person; only one

1

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

2

cousin (younger female)

4

cousin (male)

3

please

2

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

3

a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

2

to be; to come; to go

5

Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

14

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

13

Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)

34

high mountain; alpine mountain

19

land near a castle; castle town

12

Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

15

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

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