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man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person

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foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage

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win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins

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border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

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Yamaoka Tetsutarō

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crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

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prudent-looking

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there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion

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clever person

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origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive

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Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

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reckless; rash; headlong; foolhardy; daredevil; daring

1

type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern

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same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

1

of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time

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hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

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brute courage; recklessness

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master swordsman; skilled fencer

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second-rate; inferior

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third-rate; third-class

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the place for; the time for; the level of

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nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

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Chiba (city, prefecture)

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peach (Prunus persica)

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Saitō

1

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

1

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

2

foolhardy courage

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to do an act of benevolence at the sacrifice of oneself

1

wisdom and self-protection; wise and skilled in the art of self-protection

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to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)

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safety; security

2

wisdom and courage

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construction worker; laborer; labourer; navvy

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foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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to get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)

1

to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

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Bandō; former name of the Kantō region

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Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)

2

66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states

1

observation; survey; watching

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eloquence; fluency (of speech)

1

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)

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eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces

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western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

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ronin; lordless samurai

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ancient times

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character; traits; ethos

2

fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter

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article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since

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