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Shijou Takasuke

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whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence

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unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

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Kitabatake Chikafusa (1293-1354)

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widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman

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to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

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early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

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secret plan

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implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

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imagination; supposition; guess

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Kajioka

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I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

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Shigemura

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samurai residence

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person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

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Eikan era (983.4.15-985.4.27)

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sensitiveness; sensitivity; delicacy (e.g. of feeling)

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

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clerical appearance; appearance of a priest; teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha

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will; testament; last request

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among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

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check mark; tick mark

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usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

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pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

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nowadays; recently

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indignation; resentment

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wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration

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to cease; to stop; to be over

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logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument

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comparison

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standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

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the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

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Aketera

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wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord

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Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)

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the Imperial Family

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righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

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self-interest

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honour; honor

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greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

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ordinary; common; mediocre

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tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

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way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout

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thoroughly; through and through

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supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent

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Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

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