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Edo period (1603-1868)

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politics; government

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

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however; but

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Emperor of Japan

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to live; to get along; to spend (time)

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special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

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place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

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few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

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Kyoto Imperial Palace

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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at that time; in those days

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to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

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the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period

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brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

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social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

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ago; since; before; previous

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than; from; out of; except; but; more

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relation by marriage

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Tadahiro

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adopted daughter; foster daughter

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to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse

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relation; connection

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deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

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spring water; clear (pure) water

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counter for temples

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wherein; therein; thereinto

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fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion

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was; were

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to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

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waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

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to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

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going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

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loyalty to the emperor

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monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

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political activity

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to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)

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to be like-minded; to have the same goal

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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fate; destiny; lot

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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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yikes; oops; eep; wow

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Tsurunosuke

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