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to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)

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family name; house name; family honour; family honor

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one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work

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rattling and trembling of a house (traditionally believed to be caused by oni or the deceased); creaking of a building (and its furniture)

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highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)

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ruling classes

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at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

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three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)

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calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash

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Persian cat

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formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)

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distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke

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coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

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Hiroo

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to correct oneself; to restate

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moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key

4

sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately

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to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

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present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

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obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego

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to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told

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noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank

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fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

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to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

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prudent; thoughtful; discreet

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intelligence

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to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy

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to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)

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famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

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long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)

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to complement

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prosperity; thriving; flourishing

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surprise

4

wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol

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to fail to catch; to ignore

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attendant; valet; servant; follower

8

next term; next period; next version; next release

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family a woman has married into

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distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm

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fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely

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to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

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bolt from the blue; great surprise

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reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party

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household; family

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an item

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male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

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with a fixed time; with a deadline

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alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family

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