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rather; better; instead; if anything

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boldness; fearlessness

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daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

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to become hungry; to get an empty stomach

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transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover

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at once; there and then; immediately

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annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

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bait; decoy; lure; easy prey; easy victim; sucker

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fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul

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wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber

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group; mass

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the late; the deceased

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eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of

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Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)

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reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)

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among the mountains

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nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about

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passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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attack; charge; raid

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disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient

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to shoot to death

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every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

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distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to

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unnatural death; violent death

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midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year

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bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance

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competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

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Igayama

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order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

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to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced

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constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

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robust health; able-bodied

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to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish

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to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

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to lie down (in bed)

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for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances

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ronin; masterless samurai

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guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

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hell

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particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally

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revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration

2

third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student

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day of month; counter for days

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great disaster; calamity

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

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Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)

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fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies

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Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)

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fine weather and cloudy

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