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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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Japan

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great commander; famous commander

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Sanada Masayuki (1547-1611.7.13)

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that; those; the

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Sanada Nobushige (1567-1615.6.3)

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father

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nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name

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he; him; boyfriend

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Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)

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among the mountains

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small; little; tiny

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district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

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feudal lord

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son; penis

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was; were

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natural; intrinsic; from birth

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house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

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to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

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father

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charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

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to serve; to work for; to attend

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Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)

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attendant

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to become; to amount to

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to distinguish oneself; to stand out

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two; 2

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four

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(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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to choose; to select

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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employer's house; master's house

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to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

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activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

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no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

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characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate

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show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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myself; yourself; I; me; you

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner

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Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)

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promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

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Takigawa Kazumasu

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feudal era police rank

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Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)

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violent (tragic or accidental) death; dog's death

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immediately; right away; on the spot

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