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stickily; relentlessly

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mother and child

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recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going

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to aim at

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assistance; backing; reinforcements

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preparing to flee; being ready to run away

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disloyal person

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flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

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sword; blade; single stroke

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to leave nothing undone; to do all in one's might; to do everything possible

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change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange

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bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse

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to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other

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all (there is); as long as there is

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sword with a very long grip

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to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

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beheading; decapitation

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drawn sword; naked sword

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young lord or prince

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flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

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cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)

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dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)

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fur rug; fur cushion; insole; inner sole

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pustule; scab; syphilis; pox

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crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

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to thrust away; to send flying

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steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower

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brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular

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person always at one's side

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to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

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white snow

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to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

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to feel; to sense

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to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

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list; enumeration

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Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)

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Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)

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scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

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peak; mountain

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forestry

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the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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ten o'clock

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to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

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crafty courtier; traitor

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reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration

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to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr

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kick; treating (someone) poorly

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dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)

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salute; bow

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to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out

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