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grinning; smirking

2

an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"

1

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

1

very rich person; the super rich

1

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

2

to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of

2

to tower over the surroundings

1

Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)

2

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

2

if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due

1

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

3

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état

3

cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person

1

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

1

rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason

3

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

3

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

Chancellery (Tang dynasty China)

1

minister; secretary; Shujing; The Book of Documents; Ministry of Central Affairs (Qin-dynasty department); Oversight Department (under the Department of State of the ritsuryō system)

1

to grow old

2

inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement

1

enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)

1

high treason

1

reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience

1

nine nearest generations of relatives; four generations back, oneself, and four generations to come

1

massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

1

women and children

1

even (e.g. even a child)

1

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

1

at times; occasionally

3

beggar; begging

1

to be enthralled by; to be disguised as

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

1

the whole country

1

to creep; to crawl

1

to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

1

younger; junior

1

brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

4

bell (often globular)

8

Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)

3

pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind

1

to suck; to lick

1

hunger; starvation

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

3

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

2

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

1

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

1

to seize power

2