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destruction; collapse; crumbling

1

equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence

1

to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into

2

self-protection

1

sudden change; complete change

4

car; vehicle

1

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

2

genuine; authentic; true; real

1

future; distant future

1

good government

1

rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power

1

focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

because; for; the reason why is ...

2

Akabashi Moritoki

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biological younger brother

1

Moritoki

1

Takako

4

denghu (phonetic method of classifying Chinese finals)

3

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

2

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

2

sooner or later; in due time; in due course

1

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

2

outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period

1

quickly; calmly; intently

3

discernment; insight

1

Sadatoshi

11

to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over

1

right in half

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

turbulence; severe quake

1

to shake; to sway; to waver

1

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

2

the late; the deceased

5

wishes of a deceased person; dying wish

1

distinguished war service; merit of war

2

beginning (of a century, etc.)

1

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

6

heir; eldest son

3

counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...

4

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

1

imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

1

high steward; grand master

2

fourth son

1

having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

2

Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)

3

bamboo charcoal

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Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)

2

youngest brother; last disciple

2

Kamon

2