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leaving (fleeing) the capital

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to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

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one's native land

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Suetomo

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Higashikuze Michitomi (1834.1.1-1912.1.4)

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Motonaga

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Yorinori

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Nobuyoshi

2

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)

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evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances

5

white smoke

4

to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

4

staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement

2

traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)

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woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

to lie scattered; to be strewn with; to be covered with

1

interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft

3

wetting; love affair; lover

1

hand; hands

1

sea and mountains

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sparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass

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frozen dew; frost and dew; (arch.) years; (arch.) time

1

to recite; to chant; to read aloud

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to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

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now is the time

2

escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

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Hanshirou

4

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

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large earthenware pot (for brewing sake)

2

tuberculosis; tubercule

5

incurability

2

to die a natural death; to die in one's own bed

1

farewell cups of water

4

bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion

3

receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving

3

death (of a person)

2

happiness in the next world

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Minatoshi

2

Supreme Court (until 1947); Great Court of Cassation

2

Minister of the Imperial Household

2

dying of illness; dying of natural causes

6

to have secret communication with; to have a tacit understanding with

3

reserve and consideration (to others)

1

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

3

preparations for a journey

2

talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip

4

political activity

2

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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