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to leave open

1

two people; two monarchs; two rulers

4

chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company

5

high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous

2

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

2

inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling

5

the same night; that night

1

sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)

1

main door at the front of a house; front shutters

2

long; (for a) long time

2

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

2

assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

6

bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)

3

frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse

1

cut; notch; raid; attack

5

diverse arguments arising in great numbers

1

to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort

1

delivering a message to the emperor

1

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

14

Saeki

1

edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)

2

younger brother (of an older brother); younger sister (of an older sister); youngest child; young; younger; young and beautiful

4

Hikotarou

1

tall tree

15

Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)

7

Imai

2

Saburouemon

1

Seinosuke

1

Ippei

1

Sukejirou

1

one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)

1

career

1

Morihisa

3

residence; mansion; estate; dwelling

1

mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry

3

flight; absconding

2

remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

1

Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)

3

farewell cup; farewell dinner

1

hub (of a wheel); nave

1

stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela

4

approval; assent

1

current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

2

(military) unit flag; unit colors

3

threat; menace

1

executive committee or organ

1

Magoori

2

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

3