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western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

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this year

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revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

2

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

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smuggling

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effect; result; worth; use; avail

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Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)

2

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

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a little bit; a little while

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an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable

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I; we

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rear vassal; daimyo's retainer

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jury

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secondary retainer

1

taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

1

No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)

1

special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured

1

self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

1

to take on a role; to take part

1

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

1

one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural

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about the middle

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huge fortune

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foreign-made

1

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

1

gunpowder; powder

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state prohibition

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daytime; midday

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)

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imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect

1

rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee

1

to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover

1

morality; moral principles

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disorder; confusion; chaos

2

birds of a feather flock together

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ambitious person

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to have secret communication with; to have a tacit understanding with

1

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

1

overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)

3

oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance

1

drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up

1

plan; strategy

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member

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duty; function; office; mission; task

2

degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption

1

crushing defeat

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brilliant; bright

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deserted house; ruined house; abolishing one's own family line in order to join another (under pre-1947 Japanese law); extinct family

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household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets

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