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to have a narrow escape from death

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Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)

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to; towards; for

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to escape

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news; word; tidings; omen

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spring; fountain

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younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

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to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

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older brother; elder brother

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as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

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to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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to be

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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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why; how

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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

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strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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armed might; military power; the sword; force

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financial power; financial means; wealth

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless

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even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

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nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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than; from; out of; except; but; more

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for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

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to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

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conflict; strife

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course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

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to watch over; to watch attentively

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stone bridge

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indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

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crushing defeat

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to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

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fortune; luck

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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

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