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flower thief; stealing flowers

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Tokugawa Ienari (1773.11.18-1841.2.20), Shougun 1786-1837

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family registry (of the district; Edo period); population registry; records of an Edo period census

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hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)

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offender; criminal

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well-known; fame

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Japanese wobbegong (Orectolobus japonicus, species of carpet shark); Japanese carpet shark; fringe shark

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drapery (e.g. cotton, hemp, etc., as opposed to silk); cloth

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Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official

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leaf tea

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deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors)

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census-taking

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civil administration; civil government; politics focused on the promotion of public welfare

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to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin

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cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor

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lidded; covered; container with a lid

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you

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professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon

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jealousy; envy

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

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Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)

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candy

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to put up for adoption

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town

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false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes

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sundry; various; assorted

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willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

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delicately; weakly; gently; supplely

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official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace

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time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)

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lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods

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inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage

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adjournment

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bribe; money under the table

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to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

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propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes

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weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

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extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman

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renowned; famous

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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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to wish to go well; to have good intentions

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former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation

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(Edo-period) town magistrate

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bucket; pail; tub

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second son

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father-in-law

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careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors

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illustration; drawing

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

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