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competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms

3

advocate; defender; champion; backer

1

head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters

1

restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

17

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

3

wishful thinking

3

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

2

Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

1

mobilization order; mobilisation order

6

truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

3

private or secret orders

2

commando unit

3

cautious theory; conservative theory

2

disloyalty; infidelity

3

to entertain; to treat

1

self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory

1

to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive

4

personal; individual; private

2

fame; prestige

2

(late Edo-period) idea of uniting the court and the shogunate

2

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

5

remote island; distant island; punishment by exile to a remote island

5

to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

3

province of the lowest rank (ritsuryo system); (arch.) leaving for the provinces

2

cops; police

1

diligent; absorbed (in something)

3

in proportion (to)

1

having no special rank or title

2

left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following

2

previous ruler; ancestors

4

critical condition; being on the verge of death

1

different mother

1

Matajirou

2

political views

4

to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

1

one's social position; one's place; one's standing

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

1

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

3

Tosaborigawa

4

pricking; stinging; tingling

1

beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country

2

rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.); upswing

1

salty taste; saltiness

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

2

loyalty and bravery

7

going to Tokyo; going east

2

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

1

arrangement of stones in a garden

2

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

1

sticky (situation); finding oneself trapped

1