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warrior; samurai

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

4

plain; open field

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satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

2

reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

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place; room; margin; scope

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

2

Japan's best; number one in Japan

1

spacious; vast; wide

1

influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

1

dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

1

hundreds

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to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

2

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

4

(arch.) warrior from the eastern parts of Japan; eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China)

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inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

1

righteousness; justice; right

1

while; even though; despite

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yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

2

descendant

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growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

2

Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family

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to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

2

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

2

reason; pretext; motive

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

2

origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

1

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

1

complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)

1

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

2

kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

2

grid city plan used for the Imperial capital

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

2

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

1

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

1

to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

2

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

1

samurai; warrior; military family

1

to be surprised; to be astonished

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(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian

2

eight; 8

4

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

3

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

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Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

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trout; sea trout

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to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

3

Noritada

5

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

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