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pillage; plunder; looting; robbery

3

to love

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

2

dilettante; person of fantastic taste

1

plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation

1

tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration

1

fin (e.g. of a fish)

1

supporting evidence; corroboration

1

supporting evidence; corroboration

2

monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights

1

peace; harmony

7

like father, like son; (lit.) a child who does not resemble their parents is a changeling

1

proverb; saying

1

dialect; language of the common people; colloquial language; slang

1

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

3

endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll

2

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

1

manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment

3

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

6

tedium; boredom; ennui

2

to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with

1

Edo period (1603-1868)

2

to begin to

3

writing; book; (literary) work

2

personal letter; epistolary style

1

maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

6

soot

1

how; in what way; how about; questionable

2

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

1

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

1

certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps

1

mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

great person; eminent figure

2

growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history

1

each (person); everyone; individual; respective

3

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

1

(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

22

profit; earnings

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

1

Ibaraki (prefecture)

1

simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together

1

bad karma; sinful deed; evil deed

1

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

1

(Saitou) Musashibou Benkei (?-1189)

1

matchless; peerless; unequaled; unequalled; unparalleled; unrivaled

1