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Takamori

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Seiken

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Saburousuke

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Muramune

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dried trepang; dried sea slug; dried sea cucumber

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stock or supply of lumber

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money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage

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good (place to leave off); convenient

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Baian

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Daimonjiya

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house arrest; being placed in confinement at home

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cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)

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Furuyama

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Haranochaya

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first off; first thing

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suddenly; instantly

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fete in honor of Ebisu (honour)

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woman's duties

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Magoichi

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Gizaemon

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to beat a hasty retreat; to turn tail and run away; to take to one's heels

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having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover

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crisis; critical moment; critical time

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money to see one over the New Year period

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conjecture; guesswork; guess

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shrunken head

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waiting for a ship to depart

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to be in confusion; to be busy

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Kyoumachi

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sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)

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hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person

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slicing a fish down its back

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hacking to pieces

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skewering

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day of abstinence

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meeting for the first time; first meeting

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Tomiokahachimanguu

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to pull wires; to pull strings

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show me a liar, and I will show you a thief

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loans without collateral

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to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)

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to able to enter the New Year (i.e. have work finished, debts paid, etc.)

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emperor

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(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep

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(love) letter tossed into a home

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alcoholic poisoning

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very insolent; extremely audacious; reprehensible

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in and about a kitchen; family circumstances

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change of post

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re-examination; review

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