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from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

1

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

2

to round up; to gather; to muster; to mobilize; to mobilise

2

departure

3

bald head; baldness

2

big man; large man; tall man; giant

3

to live; to reside; to inhabit

2

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

2

to be erected; to be built

1

Shinto priest

19

(imperial) edict

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

1

(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

Hermes (Greek god)

57

person; member

2

always; constantly

3

not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady

1

clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt

1

to shout (in anger); to yell

4

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

5

yesterday

6

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

3

looking or acting as if one owned the place

1

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

3

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

4

none other than; ... himself; ... herself

2

to revere; to respect; to worship

1

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

5

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

not care; not caring

1

corner; nook

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

1

disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity

2

to do

1

yes; that is so

1

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning

1

(within a) territory; domains

1

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

9

application; request; petition

2

high-handed; oppressive

2

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

1

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

1

total population

1

function; facility; faculty; feature

4

armed might; military power; the sword; force

1

(public) peace; stability; tranquillity

1

common sense; common knowledge; common understanding

1