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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

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end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

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shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun

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lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods

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wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation

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to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

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clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

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to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)

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public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior

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morals

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to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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easy; simple; plain

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situation; developments; outcome

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to come to (a serious state); to reach

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for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough

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fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

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the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

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spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming

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law and order; discipline

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regulation; enforcement

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

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to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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the whole enormous extent of Edo; from one side of Edo to the other

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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census-taking

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former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation

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beginning; start

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to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

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birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

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fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

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connection; link; relationship

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in detail; with great care; completely; fully

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to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing

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warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

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suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly

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to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

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(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples

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various; many; several

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daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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to send or direct a person to

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aha!; yes sir

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east

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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