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front; frontage; facade; main

3

major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

3

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

4

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

4

surprise attack

3

collapse; downfall

2

to be smashed up

1

chief vassal; senior statesman

5

as soon as; right after

5

to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

1

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

2

capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

11

self-determination; suicide

1

to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die

2

to cross swords (with)

4

to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide

1

hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist

1

professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser

1

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

2

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

3

outrageous lie; outright lie

1

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

6

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

5

criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head

7

self-protection

1

the ruler; sovereign

3

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

7

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

4

followers; hangers-on

1

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

4

to leave behind

2

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

4

many people; a large number of people

3

behavior; behaviour

1

to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect

1

flash; instant; lightning (speed)

2

exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular

4

to act; to take action

2

inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls

2

whoever

3

sexual assault (of a woman); rape

3

vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

1

descending (mountain)

3

to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)

1

combatant; fighter

1

arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour

5

entry into a castle (by a conquering force)

3

laugh; smile

1

white clothing

1

to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side

1