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remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

10

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

1

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

3

woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

3

Japan

4

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

1

will not do; do not; does not

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

1

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

1

foreign country

1

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

6

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

2

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

1

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

2

be; is

14

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

1

government official

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

4

to lose sight of; to miss

1

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

2

need; want; necessity; costs; expenses

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

3

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

1

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

that; those; the

2

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

1

steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

1

Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido

1

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

1

sea; ocean; waters

2

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

8

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

1

trade; commerce

2

harbour; harbor; port

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

14

Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

6

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

1

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

1