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residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo

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direct appeal

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villager

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home area; home town; local

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professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum

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Takematsu

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fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake

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gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

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to drag in; to pull in

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annual tribute; land tax

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double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

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in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

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disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

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local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator

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accomplice; cohort

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pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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seal of blood; sealing with one's blood

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delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)

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end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

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wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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to shout (in anger); to yell

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to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

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Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)

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neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity

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errand runner

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to care for someone; to look after someone

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last month

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sense; infer

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street performer (comedian)

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accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band

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purse; handbag; wallet

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string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

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slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

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to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

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to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation

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to steal

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Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

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tattling; telling on (someone)

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yakuza

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surely; certainly

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

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more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

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one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime

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to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

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