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to learn by hearsay

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to understand; to appreciate; to interpret

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

1

shogi piece

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luxury; extravagance

1

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

1

fire; conflagration

1

public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow

1

thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel

1

fist

1

everyone; anyone; no one

1

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

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Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

3

Kimura Shigenari

1

to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to

1

anecdote; unknown fact

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

2

throne; (the place of) a nobleman's seat

3

meeting; greeting; welcome

2

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

4

to stop walking; to pause

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(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

2

treetop; tip of a branch

3

to look up

2

brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark

1

a laughingstock; a standing joke

2

ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

2

to that degree; to that extent; that much

1

appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

2

quiet; still; surreptitious

1

armor and helmet (armour)

6

intimidation; threat; bluster

1

bluff; false show of power; bold front

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tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters

1

enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle

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Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

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broom

2

hermit; recluse

1

quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life

1

to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms

1

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

6

rain and dew

1

temporary residence or shelter

3

cedar bark

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cypress bark

1

roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with

1

the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance

4

patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir

1

to be infected; to be contagious

1

bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

1