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because of; owing to; due to

3

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

55

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

1

old river

9

to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

2

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

5

two persons; two people; pair; couple

61

businessman with political ties

3

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

30

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

28

tens of thousands

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

33

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

3

loan; advance

4

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

24

dirty work; unpleasant task

1

ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

13

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

44

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

9

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

11

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

24

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

3

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

92

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

6

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

13

ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to

1

Edo-period business taxes

1

monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax

1

division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation

1

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

8

(religious) festival

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

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

1

topic of discussion; agenda

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

3

with one's eyes flashing

1

opinion; view; comment

3

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

12

jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

3

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

12

without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

25

banquet; dinner party

9

alcohol; sake

20

to pour drinks for each other; to drink together

1

while; during; while; although; all; both

25

information exchange

1

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

10