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jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)

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chain; chains

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eldest son's descendants

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destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down

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samurai drill; knight errantry

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departure

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Iwahiko

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middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)

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sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness

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slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

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together with ...

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through; by way of; after; via

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half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing

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dividing into four; quartering

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one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)

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center of a noh stage; Shōchū era (1324.12.9-1326.4.26)

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edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)

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together with; same; both; all; including ...

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beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully

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loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar

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same village; that village

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high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)

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moth

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Tari

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Naho

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to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

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statuette; figurine

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loss; going missing

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untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown

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depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

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cause; origin; source

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root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune

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to be consistent; to be coherent

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to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate

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having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

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your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)

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origin; source; virtuous ancestor

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crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam

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Hideie

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centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

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Ootomo Yoshimune

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great war; great battle; world war

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old fief

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Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)

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recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back

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10,000; ten thousand; 10^4

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recruiting

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great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction

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to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

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presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)

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