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to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

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to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

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censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)

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torture to death; torment to death

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(how) many times; (how) often

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charcoal fire

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to slay; to kill

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Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)

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recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination

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viceroy; governor-general

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this occasion; at this time; now

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descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild

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a Buddha; deceased person

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now that it's come to this; since it's come to this

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secret understanding; collusion

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ten; 10

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sutra chanting

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old man; old geezer

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younger people; future generations

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guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter

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three days and three nights

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-fold; -ply

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biography; life story

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to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple

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as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be

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east, west, south and north

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lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)

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illegitimate child; secret love child

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entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze

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to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side

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strait; channel

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excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence

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Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

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to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt

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although

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Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person

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credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

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why; how

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

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disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot

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means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

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summer

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stab; thrust; lunge

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adverse circumstances; adversity

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completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

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to get out of bed; to show a leg

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God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan

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to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself

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in the city

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seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

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