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deadly serious; deadly earnest

1

striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around

2

tie; necktie

1

unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair

3

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

3

aloha; aloha shirt

4

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

1

every summer

1

to achieve success

1

year before last

3

Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)

1

mountain castle

2

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

6

stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn

1

suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal

1

Kenshin

1

actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

1

survey; exploration; field investigation

3

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

4

stormy; threatening

3

out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy

1

depression

13

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment

1

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

1

quite; utterly; really; completely

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

2

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

2

Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)

1

Sea of Japan

8

spring day; spring sunlight

1

wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

2

place exposed to winds which blow up from below (usu. a beach); beach exposed to sea winds; fountain

1

water's edge; beach; shore

2

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

1

banquet or reception hall

3

angle

1

spread; span; expanse; extent

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

1

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

1

newspaper company

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

2

Asian development

1

live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service

1

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

sake brewer; sake brewery

1

teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer

2

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

3

setting sun

3