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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

2

windbreak (forest); shelterbelt

1

long snake; long line (of people, etc.)

1

in deep black; in jet black

1

intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)

2

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

2

signal; look

1

both wings; both flanks

1

end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

1

shadow; tail; following

1

both armies; both teams; both sides

3

censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)

2

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

6

older sister; elder sister

2

well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

1

invading army

2

same surname

1

selection; choice; picking out

1

gently and clearly shining (like the sun in springtime)

1

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

1

Hakusan Shrine

1

slightly elevated

2

help; rescue; assistant

2

container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder

2

to get dry

1

attendant; valet; altar boy; acolyte

1

extremely; highly

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way

1

supreme commander

2

eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood

1

ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)

5

female private parts; female genitals

2

Toyama (city, prefecture)

2

to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe

1

to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

1

to show unwillingness (to do); to be reluctant (to do); to look annoyed; to show signs of finding something bothersome

1

whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo

3

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

4

Heisuke

1

Yoshino

1

inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household

1

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

2

rumble in the ground

2

voices (of many people)

1

instant; moment; for an instant

3

appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)

2

archery; mapping; map; morphism

1

indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

1