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Toshiie

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above one's means (station); undue

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head of a family

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kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior

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something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous

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Battle of Sekigahara (1600)

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introduction; meeting

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Buddhism; priesthood

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one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)

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man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness

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check

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mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment

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the positive and the negative

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territory; fiefdom; feudal domain

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to play (a game of) go

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ronin; masterless samurai

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dead person

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family which supports a temple; parishioner

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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breakfast

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intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous

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I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

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to interweave

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other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

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no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)

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Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle

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(clenched) fist; knuckles

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speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs

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taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son

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silk floss; silk wadding

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in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...

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quarrel; dispute; argument

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memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child

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this occasion; at this time; now

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severe; harsh

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go (board game)

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wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land

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rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)

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eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

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attendance; serving

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to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart

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if not ...; unless ...

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design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause

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openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face

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to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind

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to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of

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counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor

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audience (with a person of high standing)

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swordsmanship

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