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mandarin plantation

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Gohyakurakan

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Abeshikibu

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recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)

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arson; incendiarism

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higonokami; type of folding knife with metal handle

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man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness

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Naomori

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Nizaemon

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bride; one's daughter-in-law

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unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

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gift; present; tip; bribe

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one's second wife

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Samanosuke

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to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise

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eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)

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remote island; distant island; punishment by exile to a remote island

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to set aside; to keep in reserve; to preserve; to save; to put in; to lay in

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succession to headship of a family

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so slight as to be all but non-existent

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant

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military service

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to be splendidly handsome

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to beat (a drum); to pluck up courage

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hereafter

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residence; mansion; estate; dwelling

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death by drowning

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indiscretion; imprudence

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clouds and fog

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childhood name

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connection; relation

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courtesy call; courtesy visit

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return to secular life; secularization; secularisation

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worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim

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suicide by drowning; drowning oneself; entering the water; hitting the water

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returning to the service of one's master

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money

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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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to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle

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rebel; traitor

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to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew

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failure

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fiance; fiancee

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(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies

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

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ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap

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emperor; king; prince

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generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality

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dispute; argument; contention

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