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Tokugawa Ieharu (1737-1786), Shougun 1760-1786

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procession of courtesans

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workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load

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Shuutarou

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stain; blot; flaw; disgrace

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Saki

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sweet rice jelly; Edo-period herbal medicine (used as an antitussive and a breath freshener)

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Okitsugu

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tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

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morning soap opera; morning television serial

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(not) even for a moment

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hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)

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since our last meeting; since we parted

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wise and great

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head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section

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rear tenement

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lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

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manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)

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sunlight

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falconry

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breaking bamboo

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meeting place; club

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(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

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one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past

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military drill; training

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to become (formal)

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reputation; public opinion

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dead person

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Impressionists

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the shogunate

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delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

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female ninja; woman

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openhearted; frank; broad-minded

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as is habit; the way life normally is

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to wed; to marry a man

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hardship; toil; trouble

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chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

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please look at it

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vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis

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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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essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith

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at your own discretion; as you see fit

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member of shogun's council of elders

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attendant; follower

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the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual

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outside a castle

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the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

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