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to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

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to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

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the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas

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peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky

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conflict; strife

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to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)

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khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks); pewter staff

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flock from a vine-seed weed, used for face powder, and believed to promote desire and happiness; animal from popular folklore with a white fluffy down made from dandelions and a rabbit's tail resembling a fluffy hairball

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fundamental human rights

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keyhole-shaped ancient Japanese tumulus

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round burial mound

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ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus

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building; construction

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one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand

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armrest (of a chair); elbow rest

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to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

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one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

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temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical

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

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to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

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automatic pistol

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to turn against; to become an enemy

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guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor

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holidays; vacation

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royal palace

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corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

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permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

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peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

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reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

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to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

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to explain; to reason

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to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

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to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

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the latter; the second; successor; descendant

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the former; the first

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there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion

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to stop talking; to be silent

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to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in

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velvet

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comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

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locking

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desire; wish; request

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early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning

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noodles; vermicelli

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death penalty; capital punishment

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royal authority; regal power; authority of the king

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a little bit; a little while

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house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

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