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succession to headship of a family

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

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kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin

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leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

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this occasion; at this time; now

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capture; arrest

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uproar; disturbance

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disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

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(one's parents') home

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unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low

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surely; certainly

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day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

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street

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thin clouds

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perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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to have the memory of having done something oneself

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to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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Fukushima (city, prefecture)

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destination; place one stays during a trip

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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to take charge during someone's absence

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surroundings; environs; circumference

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shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

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to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

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bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

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to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

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to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

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you; my dear; hey

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high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)

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Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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indicates emotion

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father

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false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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evidence; proof

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to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

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