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great mountain; large mountain

2

all-out attack; general offensive

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

4

firing; discharge of gun

1

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

3

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

3

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

1

months (period of)

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

81

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

1

Satsuma Rebellion (1877)

1

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

99

commander; commanding officer; CO

1

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

114

death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

2

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

3

end; close

1

10,000; ten thousand

1

counter for people

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

to claim victims; to cause casualties

1

civil war

1

to finish; to graduate

1

Japan

2

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

1

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

2

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

1

Saku

6

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

6

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

48

multilayered; doubled

23

girls' school

9

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

66

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

1

mustard

1

quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

1

olden days; former

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

4

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

2

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

16

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

3

girl; lass; young thing; chick

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

8

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

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