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descendant

1

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

1

reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai

1

violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement

1

first generation; founder

2

to try all possible means

2

speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on

3

family lineage

1

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

2

global scale; worldwide scale

1

sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan

1

... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

1

something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

3

pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

15

opening of a scabbard; mouth of a sword sheath; style of shirt with carp-mouth shaped sleeves

1

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

2

after a short pause

1

human trafficking; slave trade

1

sadism

1

to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish

6

women; womenfolks

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full

3

having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full

1

slave; servant; slavery

3

demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match

1

to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out

1

auction

1

expression; phraseology

1

private; personal life; (one's) privacy

3

frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health

1

unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable

1

to get; to be given

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

2

hostility; animosity; enmity

2

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

2

continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play

1

thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut

4

pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend

1

straight sword

1

opportunity; chance; trigger; cause

2

severe; fierce; stern

2

offense and defense; offence and defence

3

lower region; lower part; region below

8

guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange

1

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

2

Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

2