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to gain fame; to make one's name

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other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

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rush mat; matting; mat

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

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prefix for forming ordinal numbers

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child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

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to succeed to a house

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to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)

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cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

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to fester; to form pus

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sword wound; sword cut

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gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

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gambling den; gambling house

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gambler; yakuza; person without a legitimate job

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

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to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

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to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

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(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut

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suppuration; festering; coming to head

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

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beyond this point; from now on; after this

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kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.

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Shibukawa

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travel; trip; journey

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journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

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to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China

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highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

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Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

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to face; to go towards; to head towards

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the late; the deceased

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without doubt; certain; sure

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place to go; destination

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point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

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name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)

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land near a castle; castle town

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dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

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wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler

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to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

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(head) clerk

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one night; all night; overnight; one evening

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lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

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exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

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this morning

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one; one

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to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet

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