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advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

3

state of the war; war situation

1

round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money

8

diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted

1

territory

1

overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view

1

to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate

1

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

1

Water Horse (19th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1942, 2002, 2062)

2

minor feudal lord

3

teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

1

congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)

2

corpse; dead person

1

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

2

beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings

1

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

observing a performance in a large group

2

holding on to; sticking to

1

major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

6

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

1

power; authority; influence

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

3

human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

2

accidental death; casualty

2

exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular

1

every year; yearly; annually

2

uproar; disturbance

3

New Year's Eve

1

New Year's Day

1

this or that person; anybody; many people

1

sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)

4

tax

5

to be a sign of; to be an omen for

1

Uhyoue

1

freezing rain

1

cause; origin

1

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

1

growing late; latening

1

comparison

2

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

2

inn

2

licensed or qualified or eligible person

1

Confucianist

1

painter; artist

4

artisan; mechanic

1

(social) class; rank; grade

1

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

1

the whole mountain; all the mountains

1

value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal

1

Bishamon

1