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(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

3

to cast a net; to throw a net

1

to hang on the wall

2

notebook; account book; register

4

tenth day of the month; ten days

4

a question from the emperor

3

to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

3

the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

2

to feel constrained; to feel ill at ease

1

body; group; party; company; troupe

1

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

1

Sakumachō

1

cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle

1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

1

government office; agency; board

2

well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb

1

Kashichi

1

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

3

assumed name; alias

1

disguise; masquerade

1

to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)

1

long ago; a long time ago; already

1

boiled and half-dried bonito

1

to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear

1

to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail

1

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

1

to strengthen; to fortify; to secure

1

notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

1

role; duty; responsibility

1

in the dark

1

fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)

1

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

1

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

1

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

1

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

1

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

1

all over town

1

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

1

to run around

1

guess; speculation; supposition

1

rumour; rumor; hearsay; report

1

fact; truth; reality

3

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

1

wearing oneself out with work

1

deep distress

1

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

1

yesterday morning

1

honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

1

female delinquent

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