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with all one's strength; with all one's might

1

to pull up; to haul up

1

a little bit; a little while

3

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

1

still; even now; to this day

1

each; every

2

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

1

backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

2

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

2

waiting area

1

even though; despite; when

2

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

2

since then; from that time; ever since

2

sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left

1

dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

1

to make an appearance; to show up

1

incompetent

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

2

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

3

not only

2

bold; daring; audacious

2

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

5

guardhouse

1

foreboding

1

day and night; around the clock; always; constantly

1

bitter enemy

1

cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

2

long-lasting; durable; keeping well

1

rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt

16

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

2

to collect; to assemble; to gather

3

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

4

now; come (now); well

2

one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

3

six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

1

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

1

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

2

evening meal; dinner

1

children

1

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

5

practice; practising; training; study

4

when; at what moment; what time

3

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

1

washing (esp. dishes and laundry)

1

manservant employed by a samurai (Edo period)

2

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

8

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

1

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

2

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1