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Kitain

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(traditional) Japanese style

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bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

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

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wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman

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in high spirits

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Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim

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repair; renovation; restoration

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the greatest of the day

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thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love

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smallpox; variola; pockmark; pock

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to become pregnant

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mother

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Sanada Yukimura

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broiled eel (usu. mixed into rice)

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dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere

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Iemitsu

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

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outer citadel

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Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)

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Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)

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first of all; in the first place

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to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated

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good health

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openhearted; frank; broad-minded

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to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)

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scholarship; scientific attainments

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Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)

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serious illness; dangerous disease

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absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool

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

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receiving (from a superior); bestowed

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knowing

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to be frank; to drop all pretense

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young lord; successor of one's current lord

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ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power

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Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)

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young lord or prince

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weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

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legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor

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birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world

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caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods

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leading figure; influential figure; mogul

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chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)

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to live long; to survive

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Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)

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to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together

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to disperse; to take a castle

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

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