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chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)

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Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm

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which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

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best regards; please take care of; please do

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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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male (animal, plant)

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to be needed; to be wanted

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by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

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Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358-1408)

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public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

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since; henceforth

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king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

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throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)

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to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

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day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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sixty; 60

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six; 6

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counter for countries

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later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

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Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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Di people; Zhou dynasty term used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the north

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Xirong; Rong; inhabitants of the extremities of China as early as the Shang dynasty (1765-1122 BCE); (lit.) barbarians to the west

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(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

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to conquer; to subjugate; to overcome

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unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens

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successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

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honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

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all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations

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domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

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Lord of Heaven; God

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to become; to amount to

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ah; oh; hey!

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interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical

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mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound

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kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

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imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

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above; more than

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool

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to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

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word; remark; statement

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grape; grapevine

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alcohol; sake

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delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

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to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

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