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few in number

2

Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

16

Tadakatsu

13

like this; in this way; as you see

2

seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

1

parting in tears; tearful parting; coming to grief; having to take a different tack; going separate ways

1

body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)

1

Takechiyo

1

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

1

the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow

1

this person

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

6

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

5

folding fan

2

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

1

manservant

2

in good health; alive and well; going strong

6

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

4

destructive blast; blowing up; explosion

6

female ninja; woman

2

torture in which the victim is bound and placed in a tub of snakes

1

call; summons; convening; convocation

4

Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)

27

Oda Nobutaka

13

Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)

4

Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)

4

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

2

to state one's opinion

4

both; (not) either

1

Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)

3

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

1

sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

1

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

1

offering a full report to a superior

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

certainly; surely; definitely

1

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

3

to resound; to make a stir

2

explosive; blasting powder

1

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

3

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

1

manner; style

3

to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone

1

one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

5

consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding

1

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

1

enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

3

Fujitaka

5