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return; restoration

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commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians (beginning in 794 CE); shogun; great, unifying leader

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halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

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samurai; warrior

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vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit

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the ruler; sovereign

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support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support

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unbelievable

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false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

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head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

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feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun

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surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word

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degenerate; pervert; deviant

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tour around the country; travelling to various provinces

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account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters

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inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case

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conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

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Asuka period (550-710 CE)

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all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly

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the place for; the time for; the level of

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acquaintance

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since; henceforth; ever since

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samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior

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energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life

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to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup

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report; information

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

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to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

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bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

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throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment

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history

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why

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measure; measuring tape; measuring

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to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

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enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm

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avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling

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position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

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dislike; hatred; fear

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conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)

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to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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