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whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph

2

half

8

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

2

sad sound; plaintive melody

3

Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji

1

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

6

rhythm

2

seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account

1

error; mistake; slip; bug

3

carnival

1

swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean

1

to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay

1

a few years later

1

high-grade sake; fine drink

1

to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)

1

checking someone's identity; identification (of a suspect); identification (by a general) of the severed head of an enemy killed in battle

1

to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)

1

to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close

1

promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution

1

Ashikaga period (i.e. Muromachi period; 1336-1573)

1

appearance; air; mien; getup

1

speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners

3

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

3

stale; hackneyed; clichéd

3

following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

1

defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

5

great person; eminent figure

1

trial by jury; jury trial

1

being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

1

historical treatise; historical discussion

2

jury

2

seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)

1

to win; to gain victory

4

conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption

1

Shigeyori

1

like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)

3

wife

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

10

crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing

1

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

1

reform; reformation; reorganization

1

reformer

1

bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice

1

comparison and choosing the good; consultation; referring to

1

hard to read

1

to be worried; to be troubled

5

to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked

1