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mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant

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audience; interview

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to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

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betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption

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to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord

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one's daughter and heiress

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gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money

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status of samurai

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disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance

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disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide

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laughingstock

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fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated

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contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty

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Buzen (former province located in the east of present-day Fukuoka and the north of Ōita prefectures)

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collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook

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foot-man; foot soldier

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idea; plan

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one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past

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most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)

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Caught in the Rain

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(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)

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to be hungry

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to put up for adoption

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bad behavior; misbehavior

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world-class; (of) high global reputation

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reply (to a letter); response; answer

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soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce

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to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time

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steaming

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town

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drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour

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Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers

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forty-ninth day after a person's death

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shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness

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all; everyone; everybody; everything

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source of revenue; financial supporter

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good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler

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age (esp. advanced)

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premium

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watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen

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acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)

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bloodshed

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quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible

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one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party

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person of letters; literary person

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money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights

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philandering; itch for women

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to need; to demand; to take; to require

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