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feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch

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judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire

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handy method; shortcut; expedient

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vicarious management

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congratulations

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all the daimyos

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to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

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to congratulate

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politics

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matter for great congratulation

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corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings

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unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

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illegal; illicit; unlawful

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organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

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eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)

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cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

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point of view

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main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence

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clarification; elucidation; explanation

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vivid; clear; distinct

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intention; idea; inclination; wish

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being concerned about or mindful of

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life or death; existence; destiny

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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to pour into

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rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

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woman; female; feminine gender

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shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

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one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters

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(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

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Sako

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

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every evening; every night

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sleeping together

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very young; little; childish; immature

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child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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to badger; to pester; to beg

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-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

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bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

2

court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute

2

another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)

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court service

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Emperor Go-Youzei; Go-Youzei Tenno (1571-1617 CE, reigning: 1586-1611 CE)

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Emperor of Japan

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the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace

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house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

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attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); keeping overnight vigil over body before burial

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court lady; lady-in-waiting

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