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

50

the same; the said; likewise

3

abandoned castle

1

to become; to amount to

90

eight; 8

74

Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)

4

the first and second; a few

18

ago; since; before; previous

4

burying a dead person's personal belongings with the body

10

the entombed; the person buried (usually in burial mounds, etc.)

50

warrior; samurai

6

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

3

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

34

taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

4

guess; conjecture

14

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

20

two or three

8

Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

2

Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence

3

the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive

3

Great Kanto earthquake of 1923

2

Fushimi

1

turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura

1

stone wall

2

discovery; detection; finding

10

repair work

2

to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

4

laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

2

why; how

8

the press; (in the) newspapers

1

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

16

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

2

space; interval; space character; whitespace

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

5

standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose

1

to stretch (unbend) oneself

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

18

expansion; extension

2

funeral

12

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

80

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

1

old coin

1

one thin flat object; one sheet

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

26

these

31

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

3