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disobedience and obedience; defiance and compliance

1

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

4

existence; being

6

flag; banner; ensign; emblem

7

bank; coast; shore

4

before one's eyes

2

altogether; entirely

11

descending order

1

order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

1

striking; remarkable; considerable

1

dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam

2

dark; gloomy; somber; depressing

1

future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover

1

rapid (e.g. progress)

1

power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty

1

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

6

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

25

under the influence of

1

consistently; unchangingly; throughout

1

faith; fidelity; loyalty

1

10,000; ten thousand

7

counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

8

dominion; territory; possession

2

letter of commendation

1

daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

7

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

13

surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

4

one's original family name; maiden name

1

to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose

2

black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person

5

removing water; draining; bailing

1

by both oneself and others

1

military commander

8

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

1

deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter

2

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

1

increase; addition

2

gracious command or words

1

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

3

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

5

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

7

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

4

devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings; unsparing devotion to Buddhism

2

stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

2

hokora; small wayside shrine

1

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

4

disaster relief

1

to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous

2

townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family

5