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Mutou Kihee

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Suwa (city)

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Tadataka

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recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)

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Suwa Grand Shrine

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clay

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Suwa Shrine

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talk about various topics

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Suwako

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timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

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Kanetsugu

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to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive

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Sanada Masayuki (1547-1611.7.13)

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provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime

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diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)

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a follower; yield allegiance to

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Takigawa Kazumasu

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misreading

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downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate

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Nobushige

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disloyal person

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giving; presenting

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arrangements; preparations

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being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior

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samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)

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fawn colour; fawn-colored horse

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Masayuki

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written seal; stylized signature

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territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside

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semi-; half-

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Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra

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Heihachirou

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cylinder

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Tadakatsu

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ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government

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reply (to a letter); response; answer

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winning a battle; victory; victorious battle

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article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry

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two copies

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Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)

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unification of the whole country

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picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty

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grave; serious; alarming

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monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance

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if you value your life

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fine horse; famous horse

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outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group

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unique thing; best on earth

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fame (for one's bravery); great renown

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mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound

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