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taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son

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to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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high class; noble

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Bunroku era (1592.12.8-1596.10.27)

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Mototoki

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February; second month of the lunar calendar

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time; hour; season; time of the year

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ringing; sound

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darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

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the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

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talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip

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something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

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deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony

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(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

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weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

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fire caused by war

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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

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each time it happens; at all such times

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degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

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to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

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hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

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lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance

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happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

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various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse

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tradition; legend; folklore

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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ordinary; common; mediocre

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great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

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this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such

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depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

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big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza

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furthermore; even more

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resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy

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as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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old name for part of Hyogo prefecture

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late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar

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Wakayama (city, prefecture)

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plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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Shingon sect (of Buddhism)

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Koubou Daishi

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trident vajra

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

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doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

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