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rice-tax delivery

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to frolic; to romp; to fool; to be flip

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Sakomura

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egg sac; egg case; ootheca

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just after O-Bon; the period (immediately) after O-Bon

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missing a chance

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main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith

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(plain) hot water; boiled water

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intractable (diseases); hard to cure; rebellious; insurgent; refractory

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making use of the surrounding landscape as a part of the design of a garden; natural scenery used as the background in the landscaping of a garden

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I have to do something; that's something I have to do

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becoming dull; slowing down

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central role

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diligence; industry

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dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment

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rice bin; breadwinner

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crop; yield; harvest; catch; take

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lottery run by a temple or shrine

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clerk; secretary; scribe; copyist

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charcoal briquette

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Yushimatenjin

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cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer

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crotch

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way; method; means; resource; course

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getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke

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(imperial) words

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clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest

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in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)

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Satsuma Rebellion (1877)

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cloth (esp. cloth made from fibers of the paper mulberry tree)

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Shingo

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fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes

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aggregation

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to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high

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just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)

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mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant

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smuggling

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large-scale

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one's daily bread

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the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)

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check

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measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid

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result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

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to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden

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to die; to expire

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childish prank; mischief

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shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit

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visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

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to be hungry

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to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for

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