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entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

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former lord

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honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

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superior; superiors; senior

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kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

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tomorrow; near future

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(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)

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master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee

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contract; compact; agreement

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to exchange glances

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to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

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retainer; retinue; servant

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folding fan

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eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan

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to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...

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cover; lid; cap

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conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

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low-rank person; menial

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exchange of sake cups

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training (esp. in-service); induction course

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drinking money; tip; gratuity

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underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

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to sit down; to take a seat

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

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bow; bowing

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while doing over and over; repeatedly

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sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing

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single-handled pail

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sake bottle

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doburoku (unrefined sake)

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to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone

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to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse

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equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

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discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

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samurai attached to a daimyo

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privilege; special right

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drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink

2

waxing and waning; phases of moon

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Kagoshima (city, prefecture)

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Kumamoto (city, prefecture)

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fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness

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to calm down

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to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

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uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment

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livery; servant's clothes provided by employers

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to provide; to supply; to furnish

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master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

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uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment

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