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son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

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title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

1

possession; owning

1

extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot

2

one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace

1

one's family; one's clan

2

to set aside

3

if it is not ...; if it does not ...

1

fierce attack

1

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

3

to be sacked; to be dismissed

1

the people; citizens; the populace

6

Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)

1

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

3

dangerous situation; perilous position; (lit.) pile of eggs

3

each point; each part

2

to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

1

coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived

2

literary and military arts; the pen and the sword

2

Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)

1

gunnery; artillery

2

dispute; quarrel; strike

1

high salary

2

confused; flustered; at a loss

1

watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen

1

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

1

seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

1

suppression; repression; subjugation

1

laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity

1

Matsuyama (city in Ehime)

1

early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

1

good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

1

famous brand of sake; choice sake

1

to drink too much

1

without doing

1

front (in battle)

1

feeling sad or downhearted; down in the dumps

1

military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service

1

rust

1

spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

2

employer's house; master's house

2

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

1

Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)

1

small stipend

2

king; sovereign; daimyo

2

Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)

2

Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

3

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky

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