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castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

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at once; there and then; immediately

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agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells

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crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement

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each house; every house; many houses

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets

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moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that

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feudal lord

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to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature

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Shinroku

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wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)

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outward appearance (of a house); exterior; external structure (of a building; e.g. gate, fence, garage); exterior structure

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turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura

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high; high school

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brocade; fine dress; fine clothes

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mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous

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to run about trying to escape

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having weak legs; slow walker

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women and children

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person in his or her prime; man in his prime; woman in her prime

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to be helpful; to be useful

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a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)

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and so; therefore; for that reason

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(not) so much; (not) that much

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abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

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fighting strength

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useless; vain; aimless; idle

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impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

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if I (we, etc.) could

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another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

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repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

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thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)

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evacuees; displaced persons; refugees

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to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter

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straw

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fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

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old and young

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to overflow; to brim over; to flood

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attacking army

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crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly

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bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki

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Sanshirou

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to approve; to agree; to inscribe; to praise; to laud

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Takasaki (city in Gunma)

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Jihee

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to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

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to find out; to discover; to locate

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enemy (soldier)

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