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bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

3

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

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probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

2

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

1

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

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ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

3

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

2

ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)

7

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

1

that; those; the

4

lady; gentleman; person

8

detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

1

to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

1

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

2

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

5

my; our; one's own

3

Imperial Guards

4

long time; many years

1

throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)

1

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

1

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

3

at least; at most; (even) just

1

samurai; warrior; military family

2

the shogunate

2

myself; yourself; I; me; you

1

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

4

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

1

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

1

to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless

1

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

4

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

6

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

1

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

2

order; command

1

harassment; pestering

1

Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

2

proxy; representative

3

traveling expenses; travelling expenses

1

how much; how many; however

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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