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to seize the initiative

1

social; societal; societary

1

inequality; unfairness

1

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

1

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

2

a great variety of; diversity

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

1

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1

unnecessary; unneeded

1

the former

1

foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent

2

employment system; employment pattern

1

all over Japan

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

1

chief; main; principal; major

1

reference; consultation

1

text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence

1

expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

1

complete works; complete collection; complete series

14

Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)

9

riding ground; racecourse; racetrack

1

Bunkou

1

something well-known throughout the world

2

Joushin

1

historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives

4

aggregation

4

study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company

13

Katsutomi

1

variant edition (of a book); alternative version; different manuscript; strange book; rare book; unique book

1

hollow; cavity; hole; cave

1

completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success

5

the third

3

multiplication table; times table

8

Daidouji Yuuzan (1639-1730)

1

town

1

building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)

1

swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy

2

counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

2

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky

3

house; building; roof

2

green (tree) frog

1

green garden; garden full of greenery

1

collection of similar objects; classification by similarity

1

diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)

1

publication society

3

sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish

1

outline; survey; compendium

6

illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)

1

(historical) investigation

1

encyclopedia; cyclopedia

1