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Suugen'in

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Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628-1700)

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picture drawn on a folding screen

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Ryousuke

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going to serve one's lord; daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)

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Morinobu

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compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing

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to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)

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tower; stand; pedestal; calyx

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Yorifusa

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Koumon

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tour round the country (Japan) (visiting from province to province)

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one's son; you little bastard; you little brat

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waving a stick; conductor (orchestra, etc.); (arch.) Edo policeman

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enterprising; go-ahead; progressive

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to be suspected without cause

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small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands

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to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

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Iemitsu

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to backbite

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famous book; masterpiece (literary work)

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collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook

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arson; incendiarism

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coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom

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purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

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intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street

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point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)

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history book

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wise man

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being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation

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distinguished service; meritorious service

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Buddhist memorial service

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to wound; to murder

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world reformation

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big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)

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to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake

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Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner

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somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction

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great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)

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the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate

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young lord; successor of one's current lord

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striking with the back of the sword

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Thailand

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the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas

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to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

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public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate

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contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

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to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily

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imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government

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