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Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)

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five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)

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(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish

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7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side

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Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)

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name change

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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sense; infer

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to cross over; to wade

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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through; non-stop; direct; going straight to

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)

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Rokkaku Yoshikata

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Asai Nagamasa

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to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce

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sealed letter

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constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government

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to escape

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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old river

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Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

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to follow in succession; to happen one after another

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Yoshitaka

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Matsudaira Motoyasu

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inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike

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to arrive home; to return

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reverence; respect

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thank you very much

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three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often

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most of all; extremely; supremely

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percentage

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concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

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house where one was born; one's parents' house

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historical times; historical period

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literary

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historian

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both kinds

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genre; category; kind

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history and biography; historical material

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fiction

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inconvenient

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opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

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unnecessary; needless

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omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement

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to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

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to write a novel

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reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

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