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fixed date; appointed day

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to slay; to cut down (a foe)

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

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Heian period (794-1185)

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swordsmith; swordmaker

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among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

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Gotobajoukou

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chrysanthemum

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crest; coat of arms

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to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

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honest person; conscientious person

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to fight with swords; to cross swords

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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how long; how far; how much

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to attempt; to test; to try out

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very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

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to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

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to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined

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this world; this life; world of the living

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to be born; to come into this world

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long time; long interval; for quite some time

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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till just now

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narrow; thin (sized); slender

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knife blade; sword blade

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weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

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fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

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going in and out of style; changes in fashion

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to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

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inside the capital

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commanding officer

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various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

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attacking the shogunate

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to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread

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point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

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to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

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because; as; since

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confections; sweets; candy; cake

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delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

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to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized

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(received) present; gift

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

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that's so, isn't it

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ornate hairpin

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woman

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if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

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