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praying for rain

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Koichirō

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to arrange a marriage

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cloth dyed in a dapple pattern

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old woman

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to gad about; to gallivant; to wander aimlessly; to walk around restlessly

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Jurchen people

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history; memoirs

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kitchen manager; chef; cook

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cabinetwork; joinery; hair ornament; hairpin; (arch.) colours; (arch.) banner

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impressed (glued) gold or silver foil on traditional Japanese fabric; type of noh costume

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a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash

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place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house

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to happily give away; to be glad (to give, to get rid of)

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Samegai

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to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)

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twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)

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Buddhist image used as jewellery or to decorate one's home

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to forget to mention; to leave unspoken; to let slip a secret

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(arch.) to wear on the head; to have cloth, clothing, etc. bestowed upon one by their lord or master; to wear such cloth on the left shoulder; to be injured

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split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split; noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)

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torii made of stone

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Iitomi

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Hidetada

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suō (ceremonial dress of lower-class samurai)

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samurai government

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wild boar piglet

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going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent

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torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

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hide-and-seek and tag; children's game where the participants first hide, then run away from the seeker

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wastepaper; scrap paper

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decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown

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Torii Mototada

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to glance at; to look at

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variety of ceremonial dress made of intertwined cloth and silk threads

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Yuuki Hideyasu (1574-1607)

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(flower) vase

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personal effects

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last farewell

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ox-drawn coach

2

working as a lady's maid

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weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry

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account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream

2

to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through

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nightclothes

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with curious eyes; curiously

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to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

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Hideyasu

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scratch; graze; abrasion

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front room; parlor; parlour; living room

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