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Bushido; samurai code of chivalry

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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gymnasium

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general; popular; common; typical

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too much; excessive; too

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Fushimi

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

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to hold fast; to protect to the end

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construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy

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sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

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specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

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advice

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Okitasouji

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swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

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pork

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special sale

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pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

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pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)

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Yamazaki

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Souma

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dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

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second half; latter half

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even though; despite; when

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highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)

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to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

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trespasser

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raid

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law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

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Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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sphere; circle; range; category

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three generations; three periods; third generation

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son and heir; son who will succeed one

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red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

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long hair (usu. of a man)

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atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

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taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

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without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

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for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

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nightmare; bad dream

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seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement

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if I (we, etc.) could

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graveyard; cemetery

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through; non-stop; direct; going straight to

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blizzard

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dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon

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to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined

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Fellini's Casanova

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bossa nova

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