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Mizoo

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going in and out of style; changes in fashion

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fish wholesaler

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Christian churches built in Japan in the second half of the 16th century

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Furuta

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the five viscera (liver, lungs, heart, kidney and spleen)

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tea-ceremony procedures

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aviary; henhouse; chicken house

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fateful; decisive (e.g. war)

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red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans

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Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm

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great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person

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pollution; contamination

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to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to

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original idea; originality

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affectation; pretension

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master; teacher

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chief mourner

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

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plan; scheme; intention; project; design

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each time

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Katsuie

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stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance

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bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot

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son; punk; brat; penis

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bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink

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just; fair; proper; reasonable

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knowing

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beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help

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please look at it

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castle tower; keep; donjon

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tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly

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to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation

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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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tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor

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extremely delighted

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chisel

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stipend; reward

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tendency; trend

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entry into a castle (by a conquering force)

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common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank

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troubled times; turbulent times

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to apologize; to apologise

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now that it's come to this; since it's come to this

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under the orders of; by order (command)

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(younger) sister

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(one) letter; (one) character

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foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

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joint; seam; joining point

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to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame

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