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antiquity; the previous era

2

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

1

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

2

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

2

heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

1

same generation; one's generation

2

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

6

Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

2

to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

1

(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation

2

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

1

demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

2

highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master

2

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

1

to pierce through; to break through

1

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

1

behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

1

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

2

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

1

brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

this year; this fiscal year; this school year

1

consecutive victories; series of victories

6

first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)

1

decision; settlement; definition

1

presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

1

strongest

10

deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

2

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

1

fortunes of war

1

aha!; yes sir

1

grandiose; exaggerated

1

yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)

1

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

8

honorific/polite/humble prefix

2

drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove

2

Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)

1

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

2

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

10

cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom

1

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

1

person of high rank or position

3

holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

2

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

2

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

2