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Zenzaemon

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personal grudge; personal enmity

5

to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

1

one's subordinate

1

well done!; bravo

1

ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

8

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

1

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

1

scenery; scene; landscape

1

half-moon; half a month; semicircle

1

lately; recently; these days

1

frequent; incessant

1

what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

3

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

3

copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing

4

to have a talk; to tell a story

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

6

Endō

1

scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

1

to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with

1

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

2

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

2

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

1

huh!; oh; wow; I see

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled

1

one-by-one; separately; in detail

1

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

1

to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

3

attendance at a castle

5

row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)

7

be (that) as it may; having said that

2

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

the present age; these days; (present) head of the family

1

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

4

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

5

one life; one's life; one order; one command

2

entirely; (not) at all

1

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

1

deep breath

1

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

1

timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously

2

departure

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

2