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characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

2

mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

3

only; nothing but

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style; form; pattern

1

public; official

1

official document; archives

1

letter; note; epistle; correspondence

2

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

5

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

1

reason; pretext; motive

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outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group

1

spy; secret agent

1

to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

1

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

5

theory

1

inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

6

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

9

unsuitable; inappropriate; improper

2

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

8

if I (we, etc.) could

1

high society

1

easy; simple; light

7

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

6

outward appearance

8

disguise; masquerade

2

to mimic; to imitate

1

for a while; for some time; for a period

1

value to society; raison d'être; existence value

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

1

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

3

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

3

to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)

1

to make a profit

3

very; greatly; exceedingly

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

6

acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks

4

to subsist; to keep on living

5

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

3

batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest

1

to classify; to sort out; to sift through

1

small; little; tiny

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to be found; to be discovered

2

nest (of boxes); nesting; concealed information; adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner; cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

young person; youth; young

8

brave; heroic; gallant

1

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

4

good prospects; full of hope; promising

2