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fiveleaf aralia (Acanthopanax sieboldianus)

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Tsuguyuki

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universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent

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Kaisaku

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Hidetada

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samurai who carries his general's banner while riding into battle; small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle

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Tadatsune

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Ichizaemon

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wedding preparations

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Mitsu

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Jiemon

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Tentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)

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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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kabuki; Japanese classical drama

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to make a thundering sound; to make roar

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to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster

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(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary

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to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered

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kindness; courtesy

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great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron

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to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden

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territory; fiefdom; feudal domain

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quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)

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to become less capable

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red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot

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faithful; sincere

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to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)

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namely; that is (to say); in other words

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the shogunate

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Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice

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son-in-law

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

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of all people

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88 years old; (arch.) rice

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Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)

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to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out

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beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help

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(written) petition

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

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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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good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

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wedding ceremony

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to admit fault; to admit one is wrong

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to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of

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leading figure; influential figure; mogul

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festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony

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this occasion; at this time; now

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building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)

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