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Matsura Seizan

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small bamboo

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waiting for favorable wind; waiting for favourable wind

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deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

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to become intimate with (e.g. a woman); to become acquainted

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Matsuura

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spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan

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low-ranking ninja

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slight wound; minor wound

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determination; decision

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to liberate; to set free

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cattleman; raising cattle

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to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)

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guard house

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ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)

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separate

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temple elementary school (during the Edo period)

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various fiefdoms; various domains

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villa; daimyo's suburban residence

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delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

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blowgun; blowpipe; dart

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deceiving; cheating; fooling

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the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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shipwreck

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Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae

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to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)

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seven times; many times; seventh (interval)

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the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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the sun

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prayer

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needless to say

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to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see

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western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

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main office; this office

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magistrate's office

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sorry; excuse me

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this occasion; at this time; now

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wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family

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wild goose; glans; head of a penis

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foster parents

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wind chime; wind bell

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temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it

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off the coast; offshore; out at sea

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

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bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile

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parental love or affection

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time; appointed time

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please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

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Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)

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note (letter) left behind; will

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