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Machiba

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to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on

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Kyounosuke

4

extinct family

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Matsubee

4

Hisayoshi

6

itinerant entertainer or troupe

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secret notebook

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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crest of a noble family

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braided hat

2

to explain away; to answer evasively

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to sit silently at a meeting

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bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo

9

available steamer

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ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves

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to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans

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bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance

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barge

2

idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster

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hired thief taker (Edo-period); private detective; private secret policeman

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poor doctor; inept doctor; quack

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strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame

7

to miss; to yearn for

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purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)

2

to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something

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free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank

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imprisonment; captive

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to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing

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emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence

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to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err

2

it's been a long time; long time no see

4

wicker clothes hamper

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something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment

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heaven; paradise

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to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)

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(please) don't

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entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)

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to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

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large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)

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true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo

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change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

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flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

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do ...

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successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum

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disciple; pupil; follower

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Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)

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proclamation; official notice; touch; contact

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