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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)

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Katsumasa

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slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

1

the New Year begins; the New Year starts

2

Sakuma

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anger; wrath

1

(political) administration; political power

1

Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

3

to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

1

mansion; residence

1

going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting

1

heavy responsibility

1

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

4

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

2

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

1

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

1

hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist

2

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)

3

Saza

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full of; brimming with

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subjugation; conquest

2

face; honour; honor; appearance; look

1

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

2

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

2

corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

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growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing

2

high-handed; oppressive

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doing whatever one pleases

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armaments; military preparations

2

coordinator; coordinating role

1

stress

4

stomach cancer

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

1

under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)

6

Tsutsui Junkei

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rear vassal; daimyo's retainer

1

compromise; giving in

1

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

2

to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)

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to choose; to select

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pasture; grazing land

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Maeda Toshiie

2

to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to

3

pardon; remission; amnesty

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to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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