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without doing; not being

2

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

1

running away; escaping on foot

2

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

1

inspire someone with fresh courage; with redoubled courage

1

reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)

2

to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break

1

thank you

1

feigned voice; unnatural voice

2

to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

2

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

1

to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

2

exactly as stated; verbatim

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

2

the whole enormous extent of Edo; from one side of Edo to the other

1

red (color, colour)

1

to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

1

pair; couple

4

Shouichi

1

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

2

town

1

geisha

1

cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing

2

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

1

young master; young gentleman

1

early-modern men's jacket resembling a haori; ten virtues; many merits

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

1

bamboo ladle

2

Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)

5

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

3

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

4

Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)

2

first year; early years (of a reign or era)

1

foundation of a temple; laying a foundation (stone); open base

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

1

kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen

2

jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)

2

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

1

having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

1

in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple

2

flowering season

1

no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering

1

carpet; rug (esp. felt)

1

(social) class; rank; grade

1

side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

3

winter pine; pine tree that endures the cold of winter; person who does not waver from their own principles

4

merciful eye (of a Buddha or a bodhisattva watching humanity)

2

to be boisterously noisy

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed

1

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

1