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be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

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Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)

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uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot

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Sasa Narimasa

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being forced to commit seppuku; to be forced to bear responsibility and resign from one's position

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to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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entering the metropolitan area

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after

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

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sword hunt; sword confiscation

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Imjin War (1592-1597)

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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military force; military strength

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to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

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stability; steadiness; equilibrium

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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crossing the sea

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meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

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to do

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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a bit more; a bit longer

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to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

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time; hour; period; class

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feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

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to be infected; to be contagious

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to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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relative

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guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

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hostage

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

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he; she; that person; (arch.) you

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judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation

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and then; after that

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only; merely; but; no more than

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twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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to bring someone along

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incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

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Satake

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Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)

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Nasu

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

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skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

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large number (of); many; majority

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appointment to office

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announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

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