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servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he

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Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)

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head temple (of a branch temple); head priest's temple quarters

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guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

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feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

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Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)

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hermit; wizard; wizardry

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rice plant (Oryza sativa)

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blind person

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low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar

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especially; particularly

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arrest; custody; seduction; abduction

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manservant

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fifth (interval)

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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flight; running away; absconding; elopement

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sebum; sebaceous matter

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expert; geisha; prostitute

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the very thing; itself

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device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

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padded kimono

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affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

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January; first month of the lunar calendar

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one month

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go home; get out

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hoe

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one year; some time ago

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room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

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noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

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to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

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to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

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to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch

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shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

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this occasion; at this time; now

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time (three times, each time, etc.); times

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half-moon; half a month; semicircle

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Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

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land near a castle; castle town

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conflagration; fire

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many people; everyone; all sorts of people

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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that; the matter in question

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to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

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but; however; even though; even if

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address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word

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

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details; circumstances

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medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office

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to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

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one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

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