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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

38

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

7

Meiji Restoration (1868)

1

Edo shogunate (1603-1867)

4

full stop; period; end

1

personal connections

1

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full

2

practical use; application; conjugation; inflection

3

change; transformation; innovation; Reformation

2

to live through; to survive

1

civilization; civilisation; enlightenment

3

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

8

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

2

ago; since; before; previous

78

large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

2

interest; rights; concession

1

to take the form (of); to assume a shape

14

the one before last; two generations, etc. previous

1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

16

sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation

3

savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough

1

soul; spirit; divine spirit

1

controlling; suppressing; quelling

1

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

8

already; now; no longer; not any more

107

previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age

7

husband and wife; married couple

4

unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental

1

to die

11

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

2

new era; new period; new age; new epoch

5

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

9

to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

15

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

32

(political) power; authority; influence

21

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

4

as a child; when one was a child

16

desperately; for one's dear life

32

purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge

7

to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout

3

(not) one

22

father

53

to rank next to; to come after

2

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

31

even though; despite; when

41

short; brief

58

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

2

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

37

(some) more; even more; longer; further

137

to be helpful; to be useful

40