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Yagyuu Tajima no Kami Munenori (1572-1646)

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pocket

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Tokuzou

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Amakusa Shirou Tokisada (1621-1638)

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letter explaining the reasons for cutting down an alleged villain; assassin's written vindication of his killing

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very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous

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to entreat; to request earnestly

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to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)

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pounded fish cake

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Sumie

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Yagyuujuubee

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doctor to a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)

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dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

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pine needle; small gift; souvenir

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fighting to the death (with swords)

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proceeding to Kyoto; entering Kyoto

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needlework; sewing; seamstress

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thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage

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please sit down; please have a seat

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entering the capital; entering Tokyo

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outside Kyoto or the capital

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pacification; placating

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Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)

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being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)

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court council; privy council

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Saku

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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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billeting; camp

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prince; princess

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cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation

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to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)

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cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)

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Okichi

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strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch

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eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)

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to make a pilgrimage

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within the next couple of days; in a day or two

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loyalty; loyal (faithful) service

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enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government

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(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

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mind

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military drill; training

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Shrine of the God of War

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false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation

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cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

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national affairs

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to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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traitor; rebel

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