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the five commissioners (administrative organ of feudal Japan established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)

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everything one does; whatever one does

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matchmaking; acting as a go-between

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the New Year begins; the New Year starts

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without a reason

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matchmaker; go-between

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to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras

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to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin

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Sawa

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Katou Kiyomasa (1562-1611)

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Kuroda

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to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

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miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized

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inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business

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blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration

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Imagawa Yoshimoto

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inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)

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dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere

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censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification

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to call out; to summon

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it hasn't been long since

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vomit; vomiting

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Tadakatsu

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favour; favor; patronage

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master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes

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wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai

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spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit

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coward; dastard

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purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

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Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)

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Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)

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surely

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to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce

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current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence

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knowing

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shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth

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groundless rumor (rumour)

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Lake Biwa

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easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth

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generous; broad-minded; big-hearted

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certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams

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dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man

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reluctant; hesitant

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(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement

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quarrel; dispute; argument

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conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)

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wearing one's hair in braids

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court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute

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one's life

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to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to

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