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to sit at ease

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tuna; Pacific bluefin tuna

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hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack

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portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)

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made of bamboo

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container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

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to write down

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nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)

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lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

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I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

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to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

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let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

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to solve a mystery

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Ka

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yourself; himself; herself

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drumming on one's belly; having one's fill

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riddle; puzzle; enigma

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triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits

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to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

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bowing twice; worshipping again; yours sincerely; sincerely yours

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baton (of command); order; command; direction

2

admiration; being impressed (by)

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which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to

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singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares

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to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed

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meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

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unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

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Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)

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Matsuyama (city in Ehime)

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Ehime (prefecture)

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victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)

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castle (in place names); castle; fortress

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rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason

2

observant eye

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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founder of a religious sect

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armrest

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

4

(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits

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to face; to go towards; to head towards

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(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)

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black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat

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Ooya

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Yoshitsugu

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to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

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big name; famous person

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to put someone to work; to make someone work

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