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Yokoyama Kendou

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horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

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kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

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Yoshida Shouin (1830.9.20-1859.11.21)

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private-school student

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hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln

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feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

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collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy

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chief retainer; daimyo's minister

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to employ the right person; to choose somebody with the right qualities

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rarely; seldom

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propriety; fitness; aptitude

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scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

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harsh language

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to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

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(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)

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to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe

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a few years later

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homecoming; returning home

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fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor

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old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

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something heard while sleeping

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anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

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encouragement; urging; spurring on; chastising by whipping

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to take advantage of an opportunity

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taste; thinking over carefully

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several years standing; over several years

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great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge

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to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

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presenting (a reason, explanation, example, etc.); showing; giving

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like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else

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to make a success in life

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northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland

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moonlight

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counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

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central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses

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straw

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passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

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crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

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light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

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indoor (court, pool, etc.)

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snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight

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climax; peak; zenith; apex

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one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

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coaction

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snow; snowfall

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exhaustion

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evening meal; dinner

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to pick up; to find; to gather

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