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Izumonookuni

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explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry); (arch.) interesting; (arch.) strange; (arch.) unreasonable; (arch.) unfavorable; (arch.) lowly

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lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master

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well-known; fame

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the husband of one's younger sister

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courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court

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Sanada Masayuki (1547-1611.7.13)

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

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nearby

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love for one another

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silkworm gut; catgut

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Nobushige

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Yoshitsugu

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(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman

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being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior

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accidental resemblance

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hearsay; rumour

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Heihachirou

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branch castle

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toe

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to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover

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nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

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vassalage

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to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)

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telling; stating

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emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence

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unification of the whole country

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grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine

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

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each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of

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all people; the whole nation

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Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)

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cancellation; suspension

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important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility

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

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walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)

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one month

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trick; act

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to be planted

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marshy rice field or paddy

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to get angry; to lose one's temper

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expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality

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glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

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to destroy

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Thailand

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going on a pleasure jaunt

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let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

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Lake Biwa

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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