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light of the setting sun; figure lit by the evening sun

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Inosuke

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12th anniversary of one's death

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Kakutarou

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before long; in a few days

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to boast; to brag; to exaggerate

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steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader

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morning and evening

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as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain

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deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)

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to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at

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fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes

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unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens

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traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music

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wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest

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dying of illness; dying of natural causes

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submission; return to allegiance

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Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)

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informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)

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fault-finding; carping

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one's family temple; temple with one's family grave

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to gather; to meet

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to raise an army

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plan; scheme; intention; project; design

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idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical

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estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage

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anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation

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to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)

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to return to normal; to recover; to restore

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to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance

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Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)

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meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other

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mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

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to need; to demand; to take; to require

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manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future

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unfinished; in progress

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as is habit; the way life normally is

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to be contented; to be at ease

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to seal up

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blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen

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Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)

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just; fair; proper; reasonable

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capitulation (of fort)

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I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha

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Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)

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to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)

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shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat

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brave general; brave warrior; courageous general

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male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses

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to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced

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