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news; word; tidings; omen

1

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

1

to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

1

winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan

9

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

9

Nagano (city, prefecture)

3

Narimori

2

class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

1

tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

1

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

2

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

6

(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone

1

than; from; out of; except; but; more

10

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

1

to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)

1

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

2

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

4

plait; braid

5

judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office

7

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically

10

to begin; to set about; to start

2

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

4

field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly

1

be; is

1

I; me

6

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

2

to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant

2

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

2

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

9

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

2

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

2

to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

2

self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation

1

is not; am not; are not

1

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

1

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

3

trifles; minor details

1

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

1

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

3

bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

2

work; job; labor; work

1

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

3

warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

2