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sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

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to pierce

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

1

without accident; uneventfully; without ...

1

boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly

1

instant; moment; for an instant

1

parent and child

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edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

1

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

3

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

2

to glare at each other; to confront each other

1

to cast down one's eyes

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

2

assent; consent

2

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

1

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

3

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

1

hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous

1

therefore; consequently

1

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

3

unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill

1

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

6

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

where to?; whither?

1

Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)

1

if it is the case that ...

4

going to Tokyo; going east

1

beyond that point; after that

1

Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)

1

Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)

1

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

2

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

3

rice field

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original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw

3

Ujiyasu

3

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

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Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)

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Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)

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indicates question

2

year before last

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Saitou Yoshitatsu

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to pass away; to die

2

heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family

2

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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