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friend

1

dam; weir; barrier; sluice

11

qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin; seven-stringed koto

1

Juuzaemon

1

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

1

need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist

1

to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill

1

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

1

ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic

1

forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district

6

(arch.) sky; cloud; distant place; high place; imperial court

4

Koyata

4

unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill

1

Gengo

10

peasant uprising (Edo period); peasants' revolt

1

Juuzou

8

childhood friend; old playmate

1

Tamon

4

disloyal retainer; treacherous subject

1

place of study; school

1

to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered

1

Sakichi

2

trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent

1

increase; addition

1

will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes

2

becoming a lordless samurai

3

one's family temple; temple with one's family grave

1

giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot

8

to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time

1

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

1

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

1

sunset glow

1

the internal organs

1

to exchange; to replace

1

breakfast

1

ruler's orders; master's orders

1

to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do

1

fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits

1

Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)

1

dry weather; drought

2

to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate

1

village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)

1

to proceed with things; to carry out; to do

1

to lodge a complaint

1

how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?

1

to die by drowning; to drown

1

to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass

1

to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with

1

male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

1

one's family and followers; one's whole clan

1