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Kurume

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hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)

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daimyo oak (Quercus dentata); Japanese emperor oak

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bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

1

garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment

3

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

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(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive

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Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)

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Tottori (city, prefecture)

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Okayama (city, prefecture)

1

in that respect; on that point; in that regard

1

main force; main troops

1

hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara

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to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

2

supreme commander

6

seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock

1

surprise; something unexpected

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

4

strength; firmness

1

morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

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selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

2

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

2

these guys; these fellows

1

high salary

1

to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated

2

does not; can not; will not

1

a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)

3

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

6

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

5

momoyama; traditional japanese baked sweet, made by mixing white bean paste with sugar, egg yolk, and a small amount of flour

2

reserve corps; flying squadron

1

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

2

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

1

upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first

1

gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics

3

to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

1

military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service

1

as stated; verbatim; literally

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse

8

offensive (movement); aggression

1

gentle; mild-mannered

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

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petition; appeal

2

bitter enemy

1

letter explaining the reasons for cutting down an alleged villain; assassin's written vindication of his killing

1

common camellia (Camellia japonica)

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Yajuurou

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wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

6

shogunate army

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family name; lineage; birth; clan

2