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impossible; unlikely; improbable

6

evolution; progress

2

flow

2

Edo shogunate (1603-1867)

1

change; conversion; transformation; transformation

2

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

3

great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

2

to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

1

up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

3

unselfish; selfless; disinterested

3

morals

1

reform and (or) abolition; alteration or repeal; revision; reorganization; reorganisation

2

by means of; due to; because of; according to

9

new field

1

to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease

2

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

2

existence; being

12

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

1

zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

1

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

1

old state of affairs

3

sublimation (philosophy); abandonment

1

a new phase or aspect

1

especially; particularly

1

to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

1

new era; new period; new age; new epoch

1

dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible

1

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

5

opposite side; opposition

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

3

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

1

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

2

facing north; northern exposure

1

small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)

1

down; below; downward

1

folio

1

folding screen

2

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

6

openhearted; frank; broad-minded

1

handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

1

to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)

1

the end

3

chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia

2

act (of a Chinese drama); scene; paragraph (esp. of an Edo-period novel); passage; section

1

development of a text; the second line in a four-line Chinese poem

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

1

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

2