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bypassing normal legal procedures and making a direct appeal to a top official (Edo period)

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then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

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outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious

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be; is

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even if; even though; if

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stealing

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reward

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mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

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wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

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husband

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close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

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imprisonment

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to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order

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magistrate; shogunate administrator

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order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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monthly shift or duty

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pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

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Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

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if; in case; supposing

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pebble

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata

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shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

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inn

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Rokusuke

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to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

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to explain the situation

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to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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losing weight; slimming; lean person

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and then; and so; and; so then

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to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

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to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

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what to do

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to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

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this person

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to happen to pass by

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to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

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(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely

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to be helpful; to be useful

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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child

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