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easy; simple; plain

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity

1

stipend; reward

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children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants

1

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

1

to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

1

one-plate meal; simple meal; austerity diet

1

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

1

one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress

1

kindness; intimacy; friendship

1

lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

1

sales; selling; marketing

1

finance reform; fiscal reconstruction

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

1

daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)

1

cost; expense

1

supply; provision; raising; procurement

2

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

coming; going

1

(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year

1

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

1

to bring back

1

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

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Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

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to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

2

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

2

Youki

2

deposit; money paid on account; bargain money

1

to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain

1

few days

1

to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over

1

to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

1

bloodshed

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

1

cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable

1

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

1

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

1

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

1

hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway

3

the very thing; itself

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so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case

1

to collide; to clash

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real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances

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