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mother

4

enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm

1

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

1

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

1

motif

1

epic; heroic tale

2

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

1

way; method; means

4

to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

3

demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof

2

means; method

7

devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

3

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

2

sense of values; values; value system

1

interest; rights; concession

1

to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

2

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

1

founder; originator; pioneer

2

family lineage

1

surname; family name; last name

2

favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome

1

verification; inspection

1

race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)

18

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

1

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

1

rather than (do ...)

4

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

5

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

5

little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

1

gosu porcelain; asbolite

1

elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

4

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

1

Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)

2

phrase; strawberry

1

to get goosebumps

1

weird; disgusting; sickening

1

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

1

to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell

1

in great numbers

1

outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment

1

puniness; youth

2

people (of a country); nation; citizen; national

4

to teach tricks to

2

critical

1

duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

1

even if; even though; however; no matter how

1

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

5