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short; brief

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wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai

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to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at

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martial arts; military arts; Bushido

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wholly; entirely; (arch.) intent; (arch.) single-minded; (arch.) unbalanced; (arch.) one-sided

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to call out; to summon

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to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

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(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

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very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

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popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

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headquarters (on the battlefield); direct retainer of a shogun (Edo period); shogunal vassal; hatamoto

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big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak

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yellow and white; gold and silver; bribery; corruption

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colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

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pure; undiluted; raw; crude

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East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)

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Ieyasu

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Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle

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battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

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to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

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while alive; during one's lifetime

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to like; to prefer

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habitual use; daily use

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to be soldierly; to be martial

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manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry

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to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

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motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

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(please) look; see; (please) try to do

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Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

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Araki Mataemon

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traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)

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don't you think?; indicates question

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slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

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embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

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how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

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cloud of dust; sandstorm

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to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

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tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation

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return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)

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headwind; head wind

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old clothes; secondhand clothing

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used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous

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tabi; traditional split-toe socks

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close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants

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street stall; stand; booth

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waiting for customers

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fortuneteller; diviner

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sand; grit; fine gravel

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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

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