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discovery; detection; finding

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

1

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

1

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

1

metre; meter; meter; gauge

1

eight; 8

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

excavation (usu. archeological); dig

1

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

1

recent years

1

presumption; assumption; estimation

1

mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

2

square

1

castle tower

1

at that time; in those days

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

1

position; location; base; point; site

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

1

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

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Nagoya

1

grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

1

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

1

to play a leading role; to play a central part

1

politics; government

1

since; henceforth

1

protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

1

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

1

city

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Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

5

Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)

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in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

1

to face; to go towards; to head towards

1

decisive game; important bout; crucial match

1

ant

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

1

to do

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to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

2

advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

who

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level; just; peaceful

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

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warrior; samurai

1