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state-sponsored; national

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regional administrator (pre-Taika hereditary title)

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family registry (of the district; Edo period); population registry; records of an Edo period census

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complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

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Tamenaga Shunsui (1790-1843)

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Ryuutei Tanehiko (1783-182) (alias Takaya Hiroshirou)

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brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

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grade of wood; quality of wood; cut end (of a piece of wood)

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Kanbee

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Kotta

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go (board game)

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special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu

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tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

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north wind; northerly wind

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unpleasant; (arch.) being mean; (arch.) mean person

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the present age; these days; (present) head of the family

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the very best; elite

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our country; our land; one's own country

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shame; embarrassment; disgrace

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after ages; posterity; future life; the next world

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hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

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approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

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generation; lifetime; age

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hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack

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performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

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after tax income; net income

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battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)

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to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

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oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute

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lotus pond

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

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battle; game; bout

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to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

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to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

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to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

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subordinate position; lower position

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system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation

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to leave nothing undone; to do all in one's might; to do everything possible

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clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

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Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)

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to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

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to boil; to decoct; to infuse

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to pinch; to nip

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to close (one's eyes); to shut

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to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

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dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price

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good idea

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immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

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eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form

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rise and fall; ups and downs

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