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

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summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather

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stain; blot; flaw; disgrace

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Okitsugu

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one's former master

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morning soap opera; morning television serial

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western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)

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near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

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safflower (Carthamus tinctorius); dyer's safflower

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loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce

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yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

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heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature

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sickle and chain (weapon)

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to shorten one's life

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petition; complaint; (legal) brief

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to talk the night away; to talk all night

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to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin

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boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

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Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)

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one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace

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oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute

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nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

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female ninja; woman

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hurt; injured

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one's own property; possessions

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Buddhist mortuary tablet

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please look at it

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the sun

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Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)

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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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to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily

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approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

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agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)

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to sob; to be choked with tears

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member of shogun's council of elders

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moral way of life; correct path; moral principles

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greedy

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to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...

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quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

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servant; valet; menial

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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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eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

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prostitute; harlot

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to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel

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self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency

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moron; idiot; stupid person

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(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland

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discretion; judgement

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shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)

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