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audience seating (noh theater); audience (esp. in noh)
prefectural assembly (in Kyoto or Osaka)
intractable (diseases); hard to cure; rebellious; insurgent; refractory
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around
exemplar; model; example; pattern
pulmonary tuberculosis (in traditional Chinese medicine)
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
to be transparent; to show through
girl; lass; young thing; chick
interruption; interference; butting in
discarding; firing (an employee)
death; the late; the deceased
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to claim victims; to cause casualties
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish