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seal (letters, documents, etc.)

1

steward; butler; attendant

1

interest; fun; inspiration

1

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

1

three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)

5

as one flesh or body; simultaneously

1

impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness

1

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

1

slip (of paper); tag (usu. bamboo, wood, ivory, etc.); label

1

overhead power line; aerial wiring; overhead line (for trains, trams, etc.); overheard wire

1

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

5

(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

1

impatience; worry

2

to leave one's seat

1

beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism

2

gums; teethridge

1

as was expected; sure enough

2

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much

1

day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

1

suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

1

encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion

1

three meals (a day)

1

strictly; severely; rigidly

1

second son

5

three sons; third son

11

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

6

ardor; enthusiasm

1

aforementioned; above-mentioned

1

one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph

1

persistence; single-mindedness

1

abusive language; violent language; wild words

1

palace room for government officials or ladies in waiting; room inside a palace or private estate allocated to employees; person living in such a room; boarding house for trainee administrators (Ritsuryo period)

1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

1

to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge

1

(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act

1

locality; local area; local stock exchange; local dealer

1

peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable

3

to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)

2

head of family; originator

5

one's elders or superiors

1

neck (region)

2

head family; main branch of a school or religion

1

spying; investigating

1

depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain

1

triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

suspension bridge; rope bridge

9

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

2

to glare at each other; to confront each other

1

uncle

3