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one's life

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mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between

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matter for mutual congratulation

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unknown; unidentified; unspecified

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three sides; small offering stand

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high-quality Japanese paper

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one roll; one book; one volume; rolling once; wrapping once around

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both hands

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to hold an additional item in one's hand; to use an additional hand to hold

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yours sincerely; respectfully yours

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paper

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tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

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hostility; antagonism; opposition

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equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

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gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

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reading

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stern line; mooring line

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mother ship

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one's last moments; hour of death

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suppression; repression; subjugation

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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to look upwards; to look up

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vassals; retainers; followers

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rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

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beyond that point; after that

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very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

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in the dark

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moonlight; moon; moonbeams

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boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

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millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)

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brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing

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echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

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tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion

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in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

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every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

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one's own country

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returning sailboat; setting sail for home port

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beforehand; in advance; previously

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attendance

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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

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rendering what little service one can

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Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

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important point; essential part; vital point; important state matters

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noble; aristocrat; peer

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noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

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opportunity; chance

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marriage; intermarriage

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that well-known ...

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Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1435-1490)

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