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quibbling; temporizing; temporising

1

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

2

slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined

3

individual; private person; personal; private

1

to fit; to suit

1

slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined

3

good; goodness; right; virtue

7

decisiveness

1

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

2

party; set; gang; company; person

2

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

1

end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

3

depending on; dependent on

1

advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving

1

to apply; to adapt

1

process; course; mechanism

1

merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum

1

noble; aristocrat; peer

1

adultery

3

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

4

tacit; unspoken; implicit

1

to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age

3

religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

2

power; might; authority; influence

1

clear; distinct; evident; definite

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia

2

curt; point-blank

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

10

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

way; method; means; resource; course

1

to leave something as it is

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for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...; I beg of you, ...

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

6

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

river; stream; River; the ... river

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ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

6

string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument

3

petty underling; small fry

1

twilled silk fabric

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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song; singing

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generally; as a rule

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boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

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