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affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

2

assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment

1

relief; peace of mind

3

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

1

the shogunate

2

ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

4

male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)

1

awe; fear; dread; fright

1

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

1

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

1

coercive; overbearing

2

rather than

1

row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

4

in addition

1

ordinary citizen; the general public

1

brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot

2

to express (in words); to confess

1

empty stomach; hunger

1

to buy; to pay for

1

cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

3

hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

5

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

3

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

2

to assemble; to set up; to construct

1

naturally; of course; understandably

1

to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce

1

to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar

1

rampart; castle walls

11

the Imperial Palace

1

surroundings; environs; circumference

1

solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout

1

array; muster; line-up; full force

1

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

6

global maximum; greatest value

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

3

reward; prize

1

hell

2

wild idea; delusion

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

front row

2

to bring someone along

2

costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing

1

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

1

apparent; obvious; very clear

1

enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

2

to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

3

gap

3