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Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)

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since; henceforth

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ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government

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palace; court

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one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

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to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

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head of family; originator

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nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)

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receiving (from a superior); bestowed

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(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

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to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as

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construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

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Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30); Genwa era

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smithing; blacksmith

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townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family

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beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank

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pupil; student; follower

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existing; living; extant

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important cultural property; important cultural asset

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five-part gravestone representing earth, water, fire, wind and heaven

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repair; mending; fixing; servicing

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report; information

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Sakazume Hideichi

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inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group

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second generation; second; junior

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three generations; three periods; third generation

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like; similar to; same as

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investigator; examiner

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank

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alpinist; mountaineer

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Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)

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grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)

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to dig into

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square

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pit; shaft

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charcoal; charred remains

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to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

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rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

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mortar; plaster; stucco

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to assign; to set aside

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in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

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loam

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to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

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gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter

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counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

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spoon

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thin sheet of silver; silver foil; censer; incense burner made of a sheet of mica hemmed by silver and placed on charcoal embers, used in incense-smelling ceremony; Japanese mountain ash (Sorbus japonica); Japanese whitebeam

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clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

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