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vehicle; horse-drawn carriage

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morning sun

1

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

1

patience; endurance

1

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

2

rough or steep path

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1

to hesitate; to waver

1

be guided by your children when you are old

1

to shake one's head (in denial)

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undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child

2

to begin to rain; to begin to snow

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so; like this; in this way

1

staff; staff officer

6

something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation

1

notice; notification; memorandum; circular

1

passbook; bankbook

1

Narumi

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Hamamatsu (city)

1

indirection; indirectness

1

to be contented; to be at ease

1

twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days

1

start; leaving; marching off

1

suppression; repression; subjugation

1

former lord

1

loyalty

1

the same month

1

lawn; sod; turf

1

to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)

1

(having experienced) many battles

1

path of life; the world

1

bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)

1

turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes

2

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

2

degree; lineage

1

career

2

and (also); both ... and; as well as

2

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

2

best; greatest; first

2

to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as

3

Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)

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self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

3

appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in

1

Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)

5

local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras); draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot

3

junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution

1

win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing

1

casting off; casting away

1

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

4

some days; several days

1