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to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

12

to tear off; to strip; to rob

2

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

7

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

1

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

9

both hands; both arms; ten

12

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

13

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right

2

difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different

1

appearance; look; dress

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

8

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

7

reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference

3

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

5

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

8

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

3

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

4

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

5

Ōsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands)

3

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

4

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

11

ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down

2

four years

1

Tenbun era (1532.7.29-1555.10.23)

2

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

2

following year

4

perfect; complete

2

manufacture; production

2

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

1

transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

13

at that time; in those days

9

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

1

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

10

South Seas

1

wokou; wakou; Japanese pirates of the Middle Ages

1

Japan

1

international trade; foreign trade; overseas trade

1

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

3

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

4

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

5

island chief

1

Tokitaka

2

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

3

16; sixteen

3

-years-old

6

one; same (mind, path, etc.)

4

counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.

21

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

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