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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

2

signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase

1

capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment

1

pure silver

1

coffin; casket

2

manjū with a meat filling; steamed yeast bun with a meat filling

1

in good health; alive and well; going strong

1

actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

1

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

1

to writhe (in pain)

1

to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand

1

Shinpachi

1

Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities

3

full account

2

rebel; traitor; insurgent

1

to detest; to abhor; to loathe

1

Tendai sect (of Buddhism)

1

high priest

1

Jien (Japanese poet and monk; 1155-1225)

4

foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

3

pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects

3

excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)

3

convenient

4

history book

2

falsified history

1

historical novel

1

historical fact

1

was

4

empire; Empire of Japan

1

army

1

to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)

1

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)

1

greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable

1

looking on from afar; being a spectator

1

to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

1

to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books

1

cutting (cloth, paper, etc.); judgement; judgment; decision

5

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

1

live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure

1

being too late; losing one's final chance

1

cherry tomato

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste

1

confession

2

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

to feel cold; to have a chill

1

to tear off

1

detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking

1

sanity; consciousness; soberness

1

to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

1