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Hakoneyumoto

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Houjou Ujinao

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renga poet

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noh actor

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to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate

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grey wall covering material (gray)

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frequently

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to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged

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betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption

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Kanbee

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talkative

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overall finish; mop-up

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Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)

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innermost feelings

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such; like this

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girl; young (unmarried) woman

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tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness

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unification of the whole country

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not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

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to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation

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all; everyone; everybody; everything

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monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance

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to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)

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winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan

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Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)

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don't do anything rash!; keep composed!

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gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting

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don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it

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talkative

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Imai

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to be highly pleased

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openhearted; frank; broad-minded

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boredom; ennui

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Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)

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do ...

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surrender (fall) of a castle

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Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)

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reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

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castle construction; building a castle; fortification

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to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic

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let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

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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)

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party-internal; within the party

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worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning

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to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)

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messenger; envoy; emissary

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clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

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both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

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open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

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tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor

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