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that day; the very same day

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reason; cause; history; origin

3

island in a pond or river

5

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

3

Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)

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fortunes of war

1

grand festival

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common reed (Phragmites australis)

5

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

3

twilled fabric

1

step; stride; counter for steps

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to eat a boxed lunch

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lips

2

Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)

3

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods

2

Yousuke

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Tsunetane

1

Chiba (city, prefecture)

4

reed bed

1

passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage

3

to take root; to put forth roots

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

1

making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age; spending one's old age in comfort; Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)

1

lunch; midday meal

5

stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company

2

only; nothing but

1

(ear of) Japanese pampas grass

1

without; unless; have to do

1

cape (on coast)

2

Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region

1

trivial; trifling

1

side; beside; feature of a sword blade

1

railroad; railway; rail transport

2

train (esp. long distance train); steam train

3

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

1

Nobuaki

1

space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare

1

in the same way as; just like

1

if

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to disguise oneself as a woman

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Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire

1

building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)

1

helper; assistant; help

4

Kitakanbaragun

2

(heavy) drinker; tippler; ... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker); ... drunk; liker of; fan

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Shouji

1

anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago

1

800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

1

bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts

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