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Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)

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eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan

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rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

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this world; this life; world of the living

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earnestly; repeatedly; patiently

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in order; in turn

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to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

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Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)

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Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

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Kunitake

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Ōnin War (1467-1477)

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cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax

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to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

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the people; citizens; the populace

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misery; distress

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to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions

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widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally

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(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples

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lifetime

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road through the middle; middle road

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middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path

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volcanic cave traditionally said to be inhabited

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lake (in place names)

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everywhere; all over; throughout

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all; every

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one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace

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great enterprise; great task

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intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

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all people; the whole nation

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peace and harmony

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mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)

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number of years

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Hideyoshi

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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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politics; government

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realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition

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happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations

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your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

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to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations

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namely; that is (to say); in other words

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Amenominakanushi (first god and the source of the universe according to Shinto)

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(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

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miraculous god; wonder-working god

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Cupid

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the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass

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spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit

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appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done

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inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)

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definite; positive

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