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addition; increase; Canada

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watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

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theology

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Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu

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book on military science

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absorption in reading

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sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

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argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

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military science; strategy; tactics

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(Japanese) archery

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horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding

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grounds; premises

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everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything

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lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

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compromise; giving in

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manner of speaking; way of speaking; intimation; lip service; words

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to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

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not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

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one soldier

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store; reserve; stock; savings

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penniless; extremely poor; destitute

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youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

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extreme; radical

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successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)

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(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me

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fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

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reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule

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sincerity; true heart; devotion

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blazing; fiery

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

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ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile

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gunpowder

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inflammation; irritation

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to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

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visitor; caller

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

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information; news; report; reward; retribution

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along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following

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Hayagriva; Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity)

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seven emotions (in The Book of Rites: joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, desire); seven emotions (in Buddhism: joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate, desire); seven effects (of a traditional Chinese medicine)

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major general; rear admiral; air commodore

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living thing; animate

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vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary

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three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)

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notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious

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stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance

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tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor

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a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose

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