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war; battle; match; game; competition

3

fierce animal; beast of prey; big game

3

to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply

2

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

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unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage

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hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement

3

powerful; strong

2

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy

1

(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely

4

having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

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firefighter (Edo period); problem-solver; troubleshooter; relief pitcher; reliever

2

young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period

1

ration; stipend; allowance

2

in the city

3

outbreak of fire

3

daily employment; hiring by the day; day's wages

1

coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier

2

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

great army; mighty host; whole army

1

implements of war

3

scene of a fire

1

to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

2

silver foil; silver leaf; beaten silver

1

family crest

2

Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)

9

Oookaechizennokami

1

planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

1

to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession

3

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

1

four (long cylindrical things)

3

woven-bamboo pattern

1

the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

4

to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

1

indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance

5

white stone; white (go pieces)

2

one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success

4

sign; mark; flag

3

the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)

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gorge; ravine

1

plain; open field

14

summer festival

24

Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)

5

drama; playbook

2

just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment

1

gong; handbell

6

appalling; awful; extreme pain; deep sorrow

2

murder; killing; murderer

6

townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family

1

(a) few; some; several

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row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

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