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multiplicity of troubles; so many as to be troublesome

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to bribe

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daughter (of a good family)

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Magoichi

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Enkyō era (1744.2.21-1748.7.12)

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baby; child

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court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand

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to be contrary to one's expectations

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Okitsugu

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first warbling heard in a New Year

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coil

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money-exchange shop

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dangerous area; perilous road; red-light district; house of ill repute; brothel

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to be arrested; to be put in bonds

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Shingorou

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head

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doorman; gatekeeper

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gambler; yakuza; person without a legitimate job

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windfall; piece of good luck

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sashimi; make-up

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drowned body of a person

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yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

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to find useful; to think highly of

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dyeing; printing

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all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor

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to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that

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professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum

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money-exchange business

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to tie fast; to arrest

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running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom

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to arrive

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to take charge during someone's absence

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blackmail; extortion; persistent demand

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to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect

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the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

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chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

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congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

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sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

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while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life

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extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer

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delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

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wooden clappers

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to stab to death

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fortune; property

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wiles; art of coaxing

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Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)

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to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around

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88 years old; (arch.) rice

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large truck; semi-trailer

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feudal era police rank

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