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to sew on

2

to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)

2

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

6

beeswax

1

seal

1

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

3

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

2

partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

1

Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice

23

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

38

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

(brother and sister) born of a different mother

1

gentle; mild; meek; tender

1

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

5

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

1

ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

1

for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

4

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

5

high official

2

emperor

4

legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

22

connection; relation

2

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

or; or else

1

if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

1

crown prince

3

uncle

1

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

1

like that; so

1

lady; gentleman; person

1

good-natured old man

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

2

emperor (of Japan); mikado

1

father-in-law

1

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

8

17; seventeen

1

the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar

4

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

1

should do; ought to do

2

area; region

2

empress

1

putting an entire family to death

1

rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason

1

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

2

at that time; in those days

1

East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age

2