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being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

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Ansai

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Buzaemon

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style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords

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Okitsugu

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bride; one's daughter-in-law

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to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp

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both parents

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loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce

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implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope

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dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal

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new road

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money-exchange business

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housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

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total situation fully understood; understood; agreed

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eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (Battle of Sekigahara)

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to happen to hear; to overhear

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child

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young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic

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girl; young (unmarried) woman

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to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself

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a (wide) main street

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sunny spot; exposure to the sun

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(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask

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money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements

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Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)

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first of all; in the first place

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coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)

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townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family

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harmonious; intimate

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bonsai; miniature potted plant

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to beat into shape

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by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident

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the sun

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second son

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having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell

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father-in-law

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fencer; swordsman

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sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others

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heart

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member of shogun's council of elders

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going with; accompanying

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Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)

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caustic words

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living by oneself; living alone

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it's probably so; it stands to reason

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both in name and reality; both in name and substance

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to say; to state

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of all things (days, etc.)

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vagrancy; wandering; nomadism

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