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prime of life

1

the shogunate

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stingfish (Inimicus japonicus); scorpion fish; stonefish

40

rank; ranking order; hierarchy

1

above; more than

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

3

political

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reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

8

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

6

veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service

1

brave warrior; hero; brave man

1

both hands; both arms; ten

2

demand for; request

2

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

1

development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile

1

important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition

1

tax collection; taxation

3

patronage; protection

1

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

2

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

1

as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will

2

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

3

excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury

1

in addition

2

falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency

2

violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

2

forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification

1

fine; penalty

1

one year; some time ago

7

His Majesty the King

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semi-; quasi-; associate

1

lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)

1

to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off

1

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

2

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

1

under the control (of); under the dominion (of)

1

as you know; as we know

1

remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

1

we; us; I; me

2

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

1

government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official

1

national tax

1

income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts

1

mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo

4

administrator; director; commissioner

1

since one was born; (in) all one's life

1

to get on; to climb on

2

self-assertion

1

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1