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residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood

3

Imperial Palace; Imperial Court

4

to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)

5

area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits

3

highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)

3

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

8

to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

4

to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn

2

prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living

1

irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent

2

to be conceivable

1

as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction

5

to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call

5

to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)

3

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

7

productivity

9

dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

1

to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)

4

rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet

2

to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

3

to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff

5

otherwise; or else; if not

4

careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous

1

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

3

to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip

6

affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)

6

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

2

to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter

3

black ground; black cloth

8

Imperial Guards

368

Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)

14

challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity

4

gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)

21

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

2

(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)

1

(public) duty

3

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

3

to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend

1

living space

1

color tone; colour tone

4

unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

9

simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved

2

rosewood; red sandalwood

3

ebony

3

highest grade; top class

2

day of month; counter for days

1

to polish up; to shine up

7

to cajole; to deceive; to seduce

1