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Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)

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becoming a lordless samurai

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ronin; lordless samurai

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agency; intermediation

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to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

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long time; many years

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bitter enemy

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absolute secrecy

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conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

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to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

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no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree

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tenth day of the month; ten days

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any more; any further; any better; any longer

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long visit; overstaying

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hey; hold on; come on

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your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)

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feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

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alliance; union; league

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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will not do; do not; does not

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

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you

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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and then; after that

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hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

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advantage; benefit; profit; interest

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

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary

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reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)

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wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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to accept; to receive; to agree

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apology

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to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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to do

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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Imperial Palace; Imperial Court

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firing; discharge of gun

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