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grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

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to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

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our country; our land; one's own country

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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birth

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floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star

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thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

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revengeful ghost; apparition

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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I see; that's right; indeed

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early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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dark night; moonless night

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lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily

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to feel; to sense

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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representative; exemplary; model

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Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides

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two characters; name

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Genzanmi

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Yorimasa

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related to; in relation to

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tracking down and killing; punitive expedition

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to raise an army

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war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

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to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

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regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

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blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

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to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself

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departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

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every night; nightly

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six; 6

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wave; ups and downs

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lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)

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fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

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every year; yearly; annually

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Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar

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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days

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fixed date; settlement date

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to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

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terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

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eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

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politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure

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battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

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minister of state

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reproduction

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