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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

3

to feel ashamed

1

imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government

4

so; like this; in this way

1

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

1

hemp cloth; linen

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

1

three times; thrice; third (musical interval)

1

Sendai (city in Miyagi)

1

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

1

judgement; judgment; connoisseur

1

money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

2

military science; strategy; tactics

2

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

3

Japanese person; Japanese people

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

3

tactics

1

the West; the Occident; Western countries

4

to be helpful; to be useful

2

knowledge; information

5

treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)

1

(Edo period) foreign writings

2

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

to extend one's knowledge

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

5

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

2

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

2

to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)

1

Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)

1

Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)

1

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

1

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

1

to move forward; to move on

1

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

2

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

a born fool is never cured; (lit.) there is no medicine for fools

1

before long; even now

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

3

to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely

1

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

1

to occur; to happen

1

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

4

to do

2

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

1