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to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

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superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

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in fact

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so much

2

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

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trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick

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danger; peril; hazard; risk

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trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat

1

money; cash

2

a certain ...; some ...

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nerve; nerves; sensitivity

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after all; in the end; excellent; superb; robust; brawny

1

effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye

2

Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)

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Toshogu Shrine

6

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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intrusion; forced entry

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before god; before an altar

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offerings of rope, paper, etc. hung on trees in Shinto shrines

5

blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion

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to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

2

temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

like this; in this way; as you see

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stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign

1

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

1

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

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mere child's play

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to be similar to

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to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

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Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)

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principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter

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rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

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to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

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school; sect; party

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imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

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Rai San'you (1780-1832)

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son

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Rai Mikisaburou

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(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

4

third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)

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garden lantern; hanging lantern

5

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

2

to cut at; to slash at

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

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have to do; must; should; ought to

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