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suffering; distress; hardship; trial

2

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

1

somehow or other

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

1

any more; any further; any better; any longer

4

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

United Kingdom; England

3

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

2

envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

5

firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

2

by your leave; with your permission

1

need; want; necessity; costs; expenses

2

don't you think?; indicates question

3

east

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

1

temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami

1

(imperial) reign; period

1

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

8

conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)

2

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

2

really; truly; indeed; good grief

1

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

1

in this way; thus; such; uh...

6

authority; power; influence

1

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

7

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

1

should; must; -able; probably; likely

3

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

1

arbitrary decision; on one's own authority; arbitrariness

1

treaty; pact; convention; agreement

2

wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

like this; this sort; this way

4

big; large; great

1

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

3

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

1

root; source; origin; cause

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

1

adds force or indicates command

4

Imperial Palace; Imperial Court

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

3

security guard; doorkeeper

1

governor-general; governor; viceroy

1