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clouds and fog

18

Nizaemon

2

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

36

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

5

one party; one faction; one clique

3

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

81

house; family

1

Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

2

chief retainer; daimyo's minister

1

Shuzen

1

at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

68

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)

1

from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

15

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit

1

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

36

money; metal

2

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.

52

to steal (from a person)

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

10

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

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

114

member of shogun's council of elders

1

assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

2

vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

to; towards; for

15

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

1

to burn; to get fired up

1

master swordsman; skilled fencer

1

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

1

new; fresh; novel

1

(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge

2

scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting

1

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

1

arson; incendiarism

1

thief; robber; burglar; bandit

6

revision

6

Abeshikibu

1

to arrest; to apprehend

1

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

1

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

1

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

9

city

8

money

15

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

14

both persons

2

these days; nowadays; recently; lately

1