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Sessai

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elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official

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the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

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public servant; government official

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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Edo shogunate (1603-1867)

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chief; main; principal; major

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harbour; harbor

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quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

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Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

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related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

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

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government land; public land

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nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops

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superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)

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shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun

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local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator

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detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings

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monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

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agency; intermediation

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function; facility; faculty; feature

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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branch temple

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town originally built around a temple or shrine

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town built within the semi-fortified compounds of a temple (during the Warring States period)

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire

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to recall; to remember

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outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)

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place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

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position; location; base; point; site

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town; city; municipal; urban

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temple (Buddhist)

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town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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area under direct control (of the shogun)

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beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank

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to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

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Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)

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borderline; boundary

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traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

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important point; strategic position; key point

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water transportation

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strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor

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Lake Biwa

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aquatic; on the water

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

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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to attack; to assault; to assail

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back; rear; background; behind the scenes

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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