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with a momentary flash of light

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lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

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eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces

2

history

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to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

1

to rise; to flourish

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Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)

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(social) position; status

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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samurai government

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Kiyomori

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Yoritomo

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samurai; warrior; military family

2

to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited

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going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

1

mixed; mingled

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Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)

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600; six hundred

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Muromachi period (1333-1573)

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Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

1

society; public; community; social studies

1

as; because; with; due to

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small village; hamlet

1

temple (Buddhist)

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie

1

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

3

maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development

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every day

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commuting to school; school commute

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Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)

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castle construction; building a castle; fortification

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to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)

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voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)

3

oh, yes?; really?

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strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing

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line; queue; procession; matrix

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falconry

2

to like; to prefer

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three generations; three periods; third generation

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general; shogun

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Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604.8.12-1651.6.8), Shougun 1623-1651

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Iemitsu

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accommodation; lodging

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to head home; to leave for home

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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castle tower; keep; donjon

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dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance

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Meireki era (1655.4.13-1658.7.23)

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