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becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion

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Kyūemon

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northern mountains; mountains to the north

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complete seven-structured temple compound

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Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)

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to make an appeal for contributions; to collect donations

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monetary offering; donation

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Sadakatsu

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Christian churches built in Japan in the second half of the 16th century

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plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

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(both) openly and covertly; publicly and privately; implicitly and explicitly

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Takayama Ukon

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Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)

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one's family and followers; one's whole clan

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large boat

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to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

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complete destruction; demolition

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sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion

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counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)

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immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant

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Java (Indonesian island); Java coffee

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Sumatra

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Japantown (esp. historical Japantowns in Southeast Asia founded in the 16th-17th centuries)

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back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels

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world of ideas

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Takenaka Hanbee

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solely; entirely; only; sharing; together

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curtain; field staff headquarters; secret meeting place

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to participate; to take part; to engage in; to be involved

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wits; brains

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storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story

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magazine; journal; periodical

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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end; close; conclusion; termination

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end; conclusion

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clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)

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being too late; losing one's final chance

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secret conference

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mistake; blunder; slipup

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to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

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stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics

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defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity

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facetious; droll; funny

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good result; good outcome

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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(husked grains of) rice

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feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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retainer; attendant; escort

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reward

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