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"yoiyasa"; doo-doo-doo; dum-dum-dum; heave-ho; oof; ugh

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traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

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Konoe Sakihisa

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rice bran

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to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust

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Tsutsui Junkei

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to understand; to comprehend

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head temple of a Buddhist sect

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thug; hooligan; ruffian; (arch.) spy

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Nichiren school of Buddhism

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official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); titled lady (legal wife of an important official); government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); clerk working for large temples and shrines

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to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at

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stone Buddhist image; unemotional person; taciturn person

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abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber

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member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)

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lidded; covered; container with a lid

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1,000; one thousand

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tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)

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Fujitaka

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monk; priest; boy

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to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

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dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow

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situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)

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Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)

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the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone

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tea utensils

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territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto

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castle site; ruins of a castle

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Buddhist family chapel; altar room

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shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal

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mountain temple

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building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection

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Katsuie

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Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)

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Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)

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to be highly pleased

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vassals; retainers; followers

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Kyoto Prefecture

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one month

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hurt; injured

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Muromachi period (1333-1573)

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knowing

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castle construction; building a castle; fortification

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to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened

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command; order

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hexagon

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anteroom; antechamber

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attendant

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shout

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Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)

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