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to fight each other

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retreating figure; appearance from behind

1

to surge (water or waves)

1

stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

1

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

1

to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

1

haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

1

bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

7

direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)

1

how!; what!; alas!

1

the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality

1

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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historic; historical; traditional

1

change; transition; vicissitudes

2

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

1

military commander

1

impression

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

2

male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute

2

tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity

1

error; mistake; slip; bug

1

(in the) good name (of); (fine-sounding) pretext; good reputation; good name; beautiful name

1

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

1

(relating to) gender; sex; sexual

1

to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

1

fringe; rim; periphery; borders; outskirts

1

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

system

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

1

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

1

childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing

1

duty; role; function

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

1

traditional; conventional

1

one's view on love; one's philosophy of love

1

one's views on the family; family values

1

to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

2

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

2

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

1

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

same sex

1

amorous feelings; feeling of being in love

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

1

ray of hope; glimmer of hope

2

multi-unit apartments; apartment complex

11

right in the middle (of); midst; height

2

schoolgirl; female student

3

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

1