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long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position

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stroke of sword

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book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook

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retainer; vassal; servant

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Shinzaemon

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Fukuma

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unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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splash; plop

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pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

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bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient

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to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)

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general

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whale (Cetacea spp.)

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sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)

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lance; harpoon

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

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to cut; to slit

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ripples on a river

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to shake; to sway; to waver

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planned; scheduled; systematic

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steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower

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to surround; to crowd around

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change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

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Saemonnojou

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more and more; increasingly; all the more

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to torment; to torture; to harass

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end of life; death; annihilation

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great ambition; lofty aspiration

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unswerving loyalty

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deep indigo

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evening sky; twilight sky

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pious; devout

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future; distant future

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

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Kuniyuki

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at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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as is habit; the way life normally is

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your body; your health; yourself; you

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smiling

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kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)

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birth-place; home town

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cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries

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Oda Nobutada (1557-1582.6.21)

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