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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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unnatural death; violent death

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Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)

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Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)

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new form; new formula

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mustard

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yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

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life; thread of life

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recovery; convalescence

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palace visit

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to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along

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separate; special; another; separately

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to take to; to let one's heart go out to

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expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan

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chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken

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imperial decree; imperial edict

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regimental soldier

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street vendor; peddler

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Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)

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senior; older; elderly

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leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals

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Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)

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young lord; successor of one's current lord

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shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat

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commando unit

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to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

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rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights

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advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author

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to speak; to object

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Ministry of Finance

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to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

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Itō

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suffering; distress; hardship; trial

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inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn

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to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble

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(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as

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western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

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cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...

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visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage

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near; nearby; not far off

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details; particulars

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Akiyama

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to rally; to make a comeback

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neigh; whinny; bray

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on the way back; when about to go back

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to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots

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this occasion; at this time; now

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conference; discussion

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to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

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to disperse; to take a castle

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