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(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura

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Soga

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

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edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication

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various countries; various regions; various provinces

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(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

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western style

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looking into distance; watchtower; distant view

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scenery; scene; landscape

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crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly

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clear; pure; noble

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with the exception of; excepting; excluding

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Toyoharu

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to draw a diagram

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hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

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crude construction; crude manufacture

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yellow

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tusk; fang

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youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

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head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent

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technique; finesse

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lovable

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elegance

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to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral

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urban areas; the streets; town; city

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ditch; sewer; canal

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high class; noble

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vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)

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to rank next to; to come after

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win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins

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gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

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golden dragon

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love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

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(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)

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tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

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water well

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heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle

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(with a) thud

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good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

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original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw

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large front gate

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mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

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to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

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idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

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to paint (draw) a picture

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few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

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