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hand drum

4

uncle

1

just a minute; small quantity

1

teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

1

(imperial) reign; period

1

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

4

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

1

assassination

1

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

3

reason; pretext; motive

1

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

1

Imperial Guards

7

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

3

antipathy; prejudice

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

1

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

1

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

1

territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)

6

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

2

to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

ago; since; before; previous

1

Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

1

Terutora

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

3

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

military commander

1

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

1

only; nothing but

1

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

2

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

2

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

6

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

1

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

4

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

4

why; how

1

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

1

hesitation; hindrance; washroom

1

to speak; to object

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

4

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

2