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loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

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day before yesterday

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to reach; to get to

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determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone

1

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

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curt; blunt; brusque

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Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra

3

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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eventful times for the nation (world); the nation (world) being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land

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peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)

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to pray; to wish

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courtier; attendant

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chamberlain; castle keeper

5

chief retainer; daimyo's minister

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vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

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smoothly; easily; readily

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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to take a breath; to take a short rest

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to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

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trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

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however; having said that; but

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muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

to exchange; to interchange

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verbal promise

1

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

1

audience; interview

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clothing decorated with one's family crest

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state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome

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naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

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commitment; pledge; promise

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other; another; over; more than; I; me

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this morning

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Kurashiki (city); storage charges

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local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator

1

to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with

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Kisaka

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(Edo-period) town magistrate

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chasing down and capturing (a criminal, etc.)

5

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

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Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)

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killing and wounding; bloodshed

2

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

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opponent (in combat)

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arts and sciences; liberal arts

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martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts

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emotional scars; mental trauma

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worldly affairs; ways of the world

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cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

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to flare up; to burst into flames

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