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population of a fief

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flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking

1

Tokugawa Yoshimune (shogun 1716-1745 and 1751; 1684.11.27-1751.7.12),

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laws regulating expenditures; sumptuary edicts; thrift ordinance

2

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

10

large amount of money; great cost

2

paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

2

padre; title for Portuguese Jesuits (in Japan in the 16th century); Christianity; Christian

7

deportation

1

padre

1

looking on (somebody) as hostile

1

on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

1

church; congregation

10

polygamy; polygyny

1

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

2

early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian

17

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

3

believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan

11

license system; licence system; permit system; approval basis

4

within; inside of; less than

2

departure; leaving; going away; recession

2

to keep one's chastity; to remain faithful to one's spouse; to remain faithful to one's lover

1

to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody

1

spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming

1

unity; solidarity

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

open; public; official; overt

5

crew

5

testimony; (verbal) evidence

2

sun; saint; San (people); son

1

Felipe

1

twenty-six

1

martyrdom

2

monastery; convent; cloister; abbey

2

wood (for building); lumber; timber

2

magistrate of Nagasaki (Edo period)

2

Coelho; Coello

4

gun; cannon; artillery

5

listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing

1

buying; purchasing

3

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

4

conference; council; convention

2

Hideyori

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to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position

1

Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle

7

fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days

7

decisive battle; deciding match; play-off

4

to envelop; to blanket; to cloak

1

battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)

2