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being good at selling; shrewd salesman

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parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)

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Kumezou

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autograph or note of authentication written on a box containing an art work

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Genpachirou

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room in Edo castle where the shogun's council of elders attended to governmental affairs

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professional thievery

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to rut; to get on heat

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to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest

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arson; incendiarism

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peace and tranquility; peace and tranquillity

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Denjirou

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one's own profits; one's own pockets

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Kumagorou

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Nizaemon

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to take out a boat; to put out a boat

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loan

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postponement; adjournment

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house in an alley; rear tenement

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beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

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constable; method of catching criminals

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last day of the month

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wholesale rice dealer

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ladder form of "high" kanji

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one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death

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black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

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bribe

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to arrest; to apprehend

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skill; dexterity; master hand

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nobleman's illegitimate child

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treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier

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money-exchange business

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glaze; overglaze; enamel

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letter affixed to an arrow

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to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich

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clouds and fog

10

exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)

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to play shogi

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to sniffle; to snivel

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coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)

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emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence

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yell; shout; outcry

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talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip

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framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter

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person who avoids others; social outcast

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prison gate

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money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements

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letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)

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(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies

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pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl

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