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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

2

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

2

large tree; big tree; huge tree

3

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

2

now is the time

1

reform; reformation; reorganization

2

defense; defence; defensive preparations

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

1

negotiations; discussions; connection

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

3

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

1

to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

4

Iesada

2

public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

16

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

12

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

2

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

5

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

1

Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)

1

Tokugawa Yoshitomi

1

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

3

school; sect; party

3

happy event; happiness

2

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

3

only; merely; but; no more than

1

-years-old

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

my; our; one's own

3

feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

3

Tokugawa Nariaki (1800-1860)

1

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

1

inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem

6

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

2

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

2

wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman

2

Atsuki

2

adopted daughter; foster daughter

2

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

10

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1

emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife

15

to assist; to help out

1

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

4

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

2

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

13