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Shouemon

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Seikoku

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Kiichirō

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wrong idea; delusion; indiscretion; false step; misstep

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knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!

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Yucatan Peninsula

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bill collection; bill collector

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bid; tender

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Umekichi

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landing place

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(not) even for a moment

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Naitou

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hospitality; service; entertainment

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to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

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trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers

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broadsword; sword

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rowdiness; rowdy (person or event)

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makeshift

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Edo-period gold mint

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re-covering; repapering; reupholstering

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great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn

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to leave; to withdraw; to appear before; to present oneself

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wife

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prescription bag; pharmacy bag; small bottle for carrying gunpowder

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missus; missis

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two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle

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(government) inspector-general (Edo period); upper superintendent officer

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basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel

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highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging

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scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling

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to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face

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(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

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one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace

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purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)

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Kubota

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probationer

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(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)

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the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman

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to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven

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town

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basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

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to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time

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to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise

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swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy

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re-erection; rebuilding

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(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)

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Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron

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apprentice; shop boy

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to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear

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adjournment

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