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Shigeaki

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Hiyodorigoe

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leap up from the initial charge in order to surprise the opponent; (Minamoto Yoshitsune's legendary) eight ship leap

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Tokuzou

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stone-throwing fight

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Mochinaga

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diligence; industry

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

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insufficiency; half ripe

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Sumie

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game fowl; gamecock

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bridge pillar

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shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family

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republican government

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dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely

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The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE)

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suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between

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but; however

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage

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national unity

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method of attack; place of attack

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war chronicle

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taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)

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military drill

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to march on the capital

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sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods

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stilts (for walking); hobby horse

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betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption

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relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid

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Okichi

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trousseau

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coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

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

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indiscretion; imprudence

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responsible position

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(another person's) younger sister

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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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Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge

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cession (of territory)

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the other day; some time ago; recently

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cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

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to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts

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to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

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spiral; helix; screw

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national affairs

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losing one's life; death

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it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

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residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo

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resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal

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