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main office; this office

2

manor; demesne

1

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

2

to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

1

possession; occupation; occupancy

2

particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially

1

inhumanity; atrocity

1

bandit; brigand

2

good government

2

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

4

account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters

2

history book

2

diary; journal

1

first half of one's life

1

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

4

description; account

2

Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

2

latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester

1

(study of) history

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

2

Rai San'you (1780-1832)

1

Nihon Gaishi (22-volume history of Japan's samurai clans, written in classical Chinese; 1836)

1

year of a person's birth; age

1

different opinion; objection

2

months and years

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing

1

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky

2

Umematsu

1

hostile party; enemy side

3

image; figure; figure; form; image

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

2

death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

1

still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition

7

Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)

1

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause

1

wiki; Wikipedia

2

thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

4

merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses

1

liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice

1

spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness

1

population of a fief

1

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

1

loyalty; devotion

7

to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

1

superior; superiors; senior

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

1