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to wipe; to dry

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sharp sword

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

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often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

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literature; books (reference); document

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samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)

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summer campaign of the siege of Osaka (1615)

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Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)

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nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

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possession; ownership

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with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat

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business world; business circles; (the) industry

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

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evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

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bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

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Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)

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to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

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nuisance; encumbrance

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Shinto shrine

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seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

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the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief

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to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with

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geek

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exit and entrance

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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deferred payment

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payment of debts; repayment

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to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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destination; recipient; addressee

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hmm; I see; hrm

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having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

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end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

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to recall; to remember; to recollect

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filter

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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alcohol; sake

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to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)

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way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death

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death from prostration; death from emaciation

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poisoning; addiction

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patient

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(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

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cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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a person without a single relative

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(another's) mother

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to die; to pass away

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