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to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

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sword fight; sword play

2

Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)

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Isawaonsen

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island in a pond or river

4

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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picture scroll

2

participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

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military commander

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flute player; flutist; flautist; piper

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Town Hall front

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flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank

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embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

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cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

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sightseer; spectator; viewer

2

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)

2

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

3

common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling

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participant; entrant

3

500; five hundred; many

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Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)

1

massing (of troops); gathering

1

gymnasium

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costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing

2

straw sandals

1

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

2

complete set; all; everything

1

in a line; in a row

1

dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)

1

charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

1

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

1

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

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schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus

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meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

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to take a picture

3

development (of film); photographic processing

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souvenir; memento

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simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

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rehearsal

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

2

provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

1

Kenshin

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public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

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without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly

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tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful

5

to become hungry

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after lunch

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