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seminary

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Oda Nobutaka

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spittoon; cuspidor

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Yoshiaki

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Saruyoshi

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momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital

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Anayama Baisetsu

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tea container having pronounced "shoulders" near the neck

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man of refined tastes; refined person; tea ceremony master; lewd man; lecher

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Ashikaga Yoshiaki (1537-1597.10.9), Shougun 1568-1573

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going to Tokyo; going east

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to pass judgment (judgement); to make a decision

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(one) flag

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padre; title for Portuguese Jesuits (in Japan in the 16th century); Christianity; Christian

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glaze; overglaze; enamel

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complete loss of face

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somebody who is bad at horse-riding; a fidgety, restless person

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sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

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(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)

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to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk

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(a person's) family background; lineage

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fateful; decisive (e.g. war)

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standing firm; holding out

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virtuous; respectable

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great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person

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exchange of presents

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to blacken

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kindness; courtesy

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master; teacher

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ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government

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distant land; remote country; province far from the capital

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to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

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tea ceremony; chanoyu

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cross sign

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each time

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plan; strategy

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battle of revenge

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surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play

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Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)

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night burglar

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temples and shrines

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son; punk; brat; penis

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temper; nerves

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prince of royal blood; Imperial prince

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to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge

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castle tower; keep; donjon

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organ (musical instrument)

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heart

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government forces; loyalist army

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(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

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