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great war; great battle; world war

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among (them); of (them)

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direct hit

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to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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Great Kanto earthquake of 1923

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the first ...; primary

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structure; building

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courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

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feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

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Edoyashiki

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Hōreki era (1751.10.27-1764.6.2)

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(period of) a year; during an era

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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at that time; in those days

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feudal lord; daimyo

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certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

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hair (on the head)

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mental derangement; madness; insanity

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vassal; retainer

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rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

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to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

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to amuse oneself; to make merry

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interest; appeal; attraction; fun

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ghost story

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round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)

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slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older

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sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

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it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

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boy; son; baby boy; young man

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to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

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dime novel

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in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

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to point at

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good (condition); going well; fine; smooth

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nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

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on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

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ten-odd; a dozen or so

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bakufu; shogunate

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wounded person; injured person

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secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

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corpse; remains

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dungeon

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secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

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deep-seated grudge; hatred

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to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

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to die

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root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)

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to appease; to suppress; to calm

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volunteer activities; volunteerism

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