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staff with plaited paper streamers

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to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

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ferocious leopard-like beast (Chinese legendary animal); pixiu; brave warrior

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careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving

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pole; climax; extreme; extremity

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courtier

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advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving

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imagination; supposition; guess

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this point; now; this late in the game

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(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

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current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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imperial decision

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silence (not speaking); muteness

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indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution

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armistice; ceasefire

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just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

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town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

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open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

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infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

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machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family

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to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

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spread; span; expanse; extent

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smoke; fumes

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to steal or sneak or slip into

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unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

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to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood

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one yen; throughout (an area); whole district

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brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)

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moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant

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scene; spectacle; sight; view

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palace sanctuary

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sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies

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the Emperor's person or presence

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imperial carriage

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to hurry (up); to press; to urge on

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fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant

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although; though; despite the fact that ...

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vehicle; horse-drawn carriage

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person who carries a palanquin; palanquin bearer

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to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

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accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)

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young person; youth; young

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armor and helmet

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bow and arrow; arms; archer; warrior; fighting with bows and arrows; war

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to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of

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to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left

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chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean

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Sadafusa

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