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ronin; masterless samurai

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

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far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

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day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

1

to increase; to multiply

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

4

now; the present time; just now; another; more

4

to attack; to assault; to assail

4

time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa

3

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of

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that; those; the

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castle

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

2

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

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1,000; thousand

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dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

1

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

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to be

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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

to pray; to wish

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to win; to gain victory

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Nobushige

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not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

2

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

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Fushimi

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)

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shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

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rice field

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march; advance

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group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)

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to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

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to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

3

pace; step

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to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent

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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

4

disorder; disturbance; unrest

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to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

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if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

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