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filial piety

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using in a way contrary to its intended purpose; abuse; turning to one's advantage; taking advantage of

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secret messenger

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violent; rough

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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

1

old or key retainer

6

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

4

your place

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negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations

1

brave general; brave warrior; courageous general

5

hostage

2

vassal state; vassal nation; dependency

1

to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)

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to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court

3

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

1

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

2

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

4

immediately; at once; instantly

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

5

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

2

house arrest

1

one-year-old; one year old

1

the preceding year; the previous year; last year

1

early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection

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(present) head of a family

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Yorishige

10

Nene

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territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside

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Nagakubo

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even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

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garrison (in Meiji era)

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commandant; commanding officer; general

1

duty; function; office; mission; task; role

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

2

(glaring) covetously; (watching) eagerly (for a chance)

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to watch for an unguarded moment

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as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

2

distant

6

Yoritsugu

6

head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace

6

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

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substitute for ...

2

lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

3

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

4

godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall

1

following year

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June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

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with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves

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