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brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark

6

an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent

2

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

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surely; certainly

6

boatman; ferryman

3

darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!

1

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

1

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark

3

three people

3

at a glance; by accident

2

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

6

indicate reason; infers some protest

3

loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect

1

ripples on a river

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

2

each; (arch.) you (plural)

6

eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest

1

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

4

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

3

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

old woman

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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)

5

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

2

to run off; to break into a run; to start running

8

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

both hands; both arms; ten

6

three sides; small offering stand

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

2

to wave one's hand

2

Toranosuke

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tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

8

what

2

sword; blade; single stroke

12

Jirouemon

1

to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble

3

stranger; person from another place

1

(something) despised; (something) made light of

2

hometown; rural township (of China)

2

moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout

2

origin; source; virtuous ancestor

1

noodles; (arch.) flour

3

face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

1

countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)

2

house; one's house; one's home; one's family

2

history of; experience of

1

list; enumeration

1

one's mother

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to be bony; to be angular

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