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to give something weight; to give something dignity

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exerting oneself to the utmost, prepared to die if necessary

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Yasumoto

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the highest state of one's enlightenment; the highest level one can attain

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Tarao

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Shiroujirou

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an old woman's gray hair; old woman with white hair

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his true objective lies elsewhere; there are ulterior motives at play; (lit.) the enemy is at Honnōji

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peasant uprising (Muromachi period)

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tea container having pronounced "shoulders" near the neck

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fault-finding; carping

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Shin'ichi

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interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter

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kumquat (Fortunella spp.); cumquat

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(arch.) archer (esp. a samurai); (arch.) (skilled) archer; (arch.) bowman; (arch.) dominion of a whole province by a military family; bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling

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(of a kind) never to be seen again

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all health and happiness

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Yasumasa

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Kazumasa

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to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)

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

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Juubee

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Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood

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Kunlun mountains

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pilgrimage; visit

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Heihachirou

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nowadays; these days

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to play for time; to use delaying tactics

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Tadakatsu

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touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)

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to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

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

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fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter

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Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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sea route

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness

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correspondence; news; letter; tidings

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to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood

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tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)

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express messenger

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Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)

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Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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stopping at a port

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India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot

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mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound

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entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering

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prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

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trick; act

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