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long ago; already; a long time ago

3

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

tradition; legend; folklore

1

to shoot or fire off an arrow

1

head; lead; vanguard; first

1

north side; north bank

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

1

devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family

1

general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

1

(not) so much; (not) that much

1

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

1

watchdog

1

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

1

with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly

1

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

2

I can tell you; heh

2

bare earth; ground

1

to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

1

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

1

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield

1

catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot

1

dust; cloud of dust

1

to jabber; to chatter; to chat with

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

okay; sure; okey-dokey

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

2

to close; to shut

2

goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

2

to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

1

rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

2

handsome

5

man

3

pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline

1

goddess; female deity

3

government service; the bureaucracy

5

aunt; old lady; ma'am

4

one week

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stomach ache; abdominal pain

1

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

1

silly person; dumb-bunny; dope

1

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

1

rank; order

2