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treacherous retainer

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treachery

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Takauji

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imperial garments

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your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

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qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)

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ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars

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the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance

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quietly; slowly; gracefully

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at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

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leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)

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sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)

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threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

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dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)

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to get on a horse; to mount a horse

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rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)

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bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

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eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

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unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness

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arrow; wedge; chock

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hoe

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helmet (of a warrior); headpiece

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camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel

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correct practices (esp. in Jodo, the path to rebirth in paradise)

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friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife

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Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine

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cousin (male)

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Wada Masatomo

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clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

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portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back

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the whole realm

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sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

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battle dust; the tumult of war

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to boil; to decoct; to infuse

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to wander; to roam

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awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

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imperial face

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eyes made of crystal, glass, etc. inserted into the head of a Buddhist statue; beautiful female eyes

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)

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red cloth; red background

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soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

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zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)

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earnestly; immediately; exactly

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scarlet; red

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scarlet-threaded suit of armor (armour)

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eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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follower; attendant; valet; servant

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