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report to the Emperor

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Juurou

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presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady

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(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)

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cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality

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why; how

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careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous

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ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

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distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert

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secret information; intelligence

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disturbance; perturbation; derangement

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

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state of progress

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to get in touch with

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within; inside of; less than

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quietly; soundlessly

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evening meal; supper; dinner

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waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

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to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)

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wow!; gee!; oh dear!

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before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)

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offering a cup (of sake) in return

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how much; how many; however

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errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

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person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer

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to lend; to loan

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sick person; patient; invalid

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money

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debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

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repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption

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rather than

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bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

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to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

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spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress

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to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)

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attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another

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moreover; in addition

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crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

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to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of

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to run about trying to escape

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ingenuity; resourcefulness

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double; twice (as much); twofold

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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to shut in; to confine; to contain

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the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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ten o'clock

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earnestly; repeatedly; patiently

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second person

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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