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presenting to

3

merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience

5

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

1

Imperial Court

3

approval; praise

1

burn; scald

1

imperial envoy; imperial messenger

2

Nagoya

2

Nagoya (city)

13

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

7

attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of

2

crushing defeat

4

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

5

miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking

1

adversity; sad circumstances

1

to be prominent; to be conspicuous

1

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

3

to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

4

the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor

2

temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

2

to fear; to be afraid of

1

commoner; patriot; humble subject; late Edo period commoner opposition movement (mid-18th century to mid-19th century)

1

minuteness; one millionth

2

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

4

the emperor's pleasure

1

money-making; commercialized; commercialised

1

being moved to tears

2

messenger; envoy; emissary

10

renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue

1

brick

2

to hold a meeting

1

quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle

1

Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion

4

blood

2

adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

2

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

2

especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally

3

to pay a tax

1

wealthy family; important person; bigwig

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

3

wealthy person; millionaire

1

collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

2

iron pot; kettle

3

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

2

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

5

left; left hand side

15

section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval

1

loyal retainer; loyal subject

1

politics

1