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posthumous name; posthumous title

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to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras

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I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...

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written seal; stylized signature

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charge; grounds; suspicion

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to play for time; to use delaying tactics

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box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters

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on what business

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courtesy call; courtesy visit

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lakeshore; lakeside

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to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)

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to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs

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my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband

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Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)

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finally; in the end; on top of all that

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one month

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foster mother; adoptive mother

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Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)

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use

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to be stingy; to be tightfisted

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in haste

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to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

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to take (adopt) measures

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negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands

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the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down

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instead; but (on the other hand)

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to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

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Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)

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losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

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employer's house; master's house

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this occasion; at this time; now

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(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection

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to come to an agreement

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go (board game)

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troubled times; turbulent times

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secret agreement

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to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)

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heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle

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to kill

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to make frantic efforts

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urgency; exigency; emergency

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to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

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please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

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proxy; representative

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to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with

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Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)

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notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

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kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

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reliability; trustworthiness; dependability

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to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

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