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salmon fishing

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Hirozumi

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I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man

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Hōki era (770.10.1-781.1.1)

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Michijima

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treating a metal surface to make it look worn and aged; antique finish

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seaside

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Asa

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Tamura Maro

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ritsuryo system (ancient East Asian system of centralized governance; in Japan: esp. 7th-10th century)

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Sakanouenotamuramaro

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to devour greedily

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Aterui (?-802)

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to leave of one's own accord

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director of a district (ritsuryo system)

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to show off; to parade; to pretend

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the coming year

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pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

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along; by; parallel to

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slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants; male and female servants; manservants and maids

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chore; odd job

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going upstream; swimming upstream

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provincial governor (under the ritsuryo system, any of a group of officials, esp. the director)

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waterfall; (arch.) rapids

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military service

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(acting) together; jointly; cooperatively; in partnership; side by side; (lit.) holding hands

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to be; to exist

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to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with

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report to the throne

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centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule

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courtier

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imprisonment; captive

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system of government

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no matter what; whatever you say; in the end

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villager; village folk; countryfolk

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tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister

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to steal or sneak or slip into

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rice cultivation; rice crop

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ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

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mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between

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one soldier

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to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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prince of royal blood; Imperial prince

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to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity

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at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment

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to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see

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Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)

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(short) run; drive; ride; spin

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impudent; cheeky

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