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unexpected; surprising

11

pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

4

flesh and bones

3

secrecy; highly classified information

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

1

twenty-five

4

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

4

counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

6

wise and great

2

loyalty to the emperor

1

thought; idea; ideology

2

's house; 's home

4

study

1

(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

1

sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

2

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

3

dominion; territory; possession

4

(wind or human-powered) warship

2

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

3

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

2

kidney

1

kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals

1

practice; practising; training; study

4

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

7

to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought

1

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

3

armed might; military power; the sword; force

1

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

1

convenient

2

temporarily; short period; once; one morning

2

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

3

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

5

drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

2

to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)

1

hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

2

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

3

at; in; on

1

important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

4

opinion; view; comment

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

3

chamberlain; castle keeper

1

marquis; lord; daimyo

2

because; since

1

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

3

(Edo-period) town magistrate

1

(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies

1

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

2