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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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that well-known ...

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cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision

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uncle

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capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty

1

our

2

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

2

in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation

1

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

1

to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

1

personal grudge

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

3

family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables

2

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

5

big; large; great

1

loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

1

be; is

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Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)

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is not; am not; are not

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interference; meddling; butting in

1

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

1

that; those; the

3

older brother

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relation; connection

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

and so; therefore; for that reason

1

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

3

enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

3

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

1

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

2

allegiance; obedience; submission

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

1

profitable plan; good plan

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that is; namely; i.e.

2

to prostrate oneself before

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now; soon; already; yet; further; more

2

return; welcome home

2

immediately; promptly

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rebel; traitor

2

to attack; to assault; to assail

2

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

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