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Lake Biwa

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

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locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem

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to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain

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public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate

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information; making a report (to a superior)

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to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

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to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)

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district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district

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western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

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Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire

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to demand money; to pester; to extort

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weak attitude

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going with; accompanying

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annual tribute; land tax

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to slay; to kill

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chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)

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gold leaf; beaten gold

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

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having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret

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to show; to display

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this occasion; at this time; now

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(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection

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proceeding to the capital

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central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof

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to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky

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rumor; rumour; gossip; report

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logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber

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troubled times; turbulent times

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to say; to state

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to ask; to enquire; to query

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to trample down; to devastate

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moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)

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dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude

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to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

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suppression; repression; subjugation

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to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)

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court noble; nobility; Imperial Court

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to boil; to decoct; to infuse

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attendance at a castle

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hand drum

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well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)

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(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

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(someone else's) child

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estrangement; alienation; disaffection

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emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife

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what kind of business; what sort of matter

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public holiday; celebration (of)

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this morning

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to be burned down

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