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Kaiho Yūshou

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north of the capital; northern part of Kyoto

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Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to

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to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed

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especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)

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intimacy; friendship

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surely; certainly; without doubt

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affirmation; affirmative

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protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

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before long; in a few days

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to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

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tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

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digression

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youngest daughter

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Inaba Masanari

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to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else

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husband

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Kobayakawa Hideaki (1582-1602; military commander)

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Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle

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general; shogun

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Takechiyo

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person

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Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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famous; well-known

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elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting

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Japanese Pharmacopoeia

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emperor's countenance

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very short distance

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honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity

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spring day; spring sun; spring sunlight

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

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bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased

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anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed); 49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed

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to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)

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each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

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previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation

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pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

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(your) kindness

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present (brought by a visitor); gift

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gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)

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(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto

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to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

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various families; various schools of thought

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standard of revolt; banner of rebellion

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criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

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secret; hidden; unseen; inward

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