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long-cherished desire

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Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)

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unparalleled in Japan and China and India

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formation; combination

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your country

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leader (of an alliance); leading power

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to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated

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fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion

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

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magazine

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flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee

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characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate

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regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable

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tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

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Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)

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reinforcements; relief column

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after tax income; net income

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everywhere; all over; throughout

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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small island; islet

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one letter; one book

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respectfully looking at (something)

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loud; sonorous; ringing

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to propose; to suggest

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twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled

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(most) important; principal; pivotal; key; cardinal

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one's own handwriting; autograph

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famous; well-known; renowned; your name

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good opportunity; chance

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to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by

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to regret

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in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard

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the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar

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to beckon (to)

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to call out; to shout

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various matters; everything

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form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

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payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

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horse's hooves

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seeing; meeting

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old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

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letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)

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island in a pond or river

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adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

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long sword; minute hand (of a clock)

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it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...

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scarlet; red

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threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

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sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)

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Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides

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