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to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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to neigh

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hey; hold on; come on

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to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

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long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

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unsaddled horse

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mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)

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to half-rise to one's feet

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to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

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both feet; both legs

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packhorse; workhorse; hack

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passenger; rider; good rider

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straight line

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to wait upon; to serve

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to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

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malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp

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small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)

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plot; conspiracy; conference

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intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

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to begin talking; to open up

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fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

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stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position

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blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

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flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

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more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

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Ieyasu

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certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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glancing (look)

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to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

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to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death

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

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believer; follower

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persecution; oppression

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in addition

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(printed or written in) large letters

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grandiose; exaggerated

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family positioned to accede to the shogunate

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management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

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altogether; entirely

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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siege

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real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

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secondary

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scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

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rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping

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to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear

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appeal (in court)

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