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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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government affairs

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

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to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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noble's private quarters

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all; everything

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(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman

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your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right

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as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

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nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

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restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

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taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

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very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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of course; certainly; naturally

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going together

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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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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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

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to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

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however; but

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world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

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to be doing; to be in the process of doing

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Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)

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inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem

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to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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to win; to gain victory

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to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

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letter; missive; note; mail

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to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

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Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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