The following typographical, spelling and grammatical errors have been identified and corrected as detailed below.
Preface - changed "tattoed" to "tattooed"
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Some of these stories I first read on the [tattoed] limbs and bodies of the native foot-runners, page 7 - changed "staid" to "stayed"
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The lover-husband [staid] on his side of the river, and the wife came to him on the magpie bridge, save on the sad occasion when it rained. page 18 - changed "phoilosophy" to "philosophy"
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Then he said to himself: "Old Totsu San (my father) is a fool, with all his [phoilosophy]." page 29 - changed "dragoon" to "dragon"
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Their tomb was carved in the form of a white [dragoon], which to this day, in spite of mosses and lichens, may still be seen among the ancient monuments of the little hamlet. page 31 - changed "sarely" to "sorely"
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The sorrowful old man grieved [sarely] for his pet, and after looking in every place and calling it by name, gave it up as lost. page 59 - changed "shinning" to "shining"
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with Fuji yama and cranes flying in the air, and a crimson sun [shinning] through the bamboo, page 61 - changed "masters'" to "master's"
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It danced a jig on the tight rope, and walked the slack rope, holding a fan, or an umbrella in his paw, stood on his head, and finally at a flourish of his [masters'] fan became a cold and rusty tea-kettle again. page 100 - changed "way" to "away"
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For a moment the dense volume of sound filled the ears of all like a storm, but as the vibrations died [way], the bell whined out page 136 - changed "faught" to "fought"
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On one occasion, after a hard [faught] battle, Jiraiya fled and took refuge in a monastery, with a few trusty vassals, to rest a short time page 160 - changed "crysanthemums" to "chrysanthemums"
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or blossom out like [crysanthemums] page 162 - changed "accompainment" to "accompaniment"
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It sounds as if a band with many instruments was playing to the [accompainment] of a large choir of voices." page 170 - changed "maccaroni" to "macaroni"
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The solids were thunder-cakes, egg-cracknels, boiled rice, daikon radishes and [maccaroni] page 174 - changed "midado's" to "mikado's"
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the beast with swaying head crept along the great roof to the place on the eaves directly under the [midado's] sleeping-room. page 175 - changed "markmanship" to "marksmanship"
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All congratulated Yorimasa on his valor and [markmanship]. page 206 - changed "ells" to "eels"
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Eating his boiled rice, and snuffing in the odors of the broiled [ells], as they were wafted in, he enjoyed with his nose, what he would not pay for to put in his mouth. page 207 - changed "ells" to "eels"
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"Why yes, I have paid you. You have charged me for the smell of your [ells], and I have paid you with the sound of my money." page 212 - changed "suprise" to "surprise"
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Greater still was the [suprise] of the Suruga people. page 224 - changed "neans" to "means"
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Now Kanamé [neans] the rivet in a fan, that holds all the sticks together, and they gave the name "rivet-rock," because it is the rivet that binds the earth together. page 227 - changed "dilligent" to "diligent"
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Only a few years ago there was a gentleman in Fukui, Japan, who had a son, a bright lad of twelve, who was very [dilligent] at school and had made astonishing progress in his studies. page 238 - changed "vessals" to "vassals"
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These were all retainers or friendly [vessals] of Lord Long-legs. page 247 - changed "crysanthemum" to "chrysanthemum"
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Other bearers followed, keeping step and carrying the regalia, consisting of [crysanthemum] stalks and blossoms. page 264 - changed "attendent" to "attendant"
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She was one of the fifteen glistening virgins that wait [attendent] upon the moon in her chambers in the sky. page 272 - changed "villiagers" to "villagers"
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So he prevailed upon the simple [villiagers] to build a railing of stone around the now sacred pine. page 275 - changed "darling" to "daring"
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She, now having the power, resolved to carry out her [darling] plan of invading Corea. page 280 - changed "engulphed" to "engulfed"
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In a snap of the finger, the ocean rolled up into a wave many tens of feet high and [engulphed] the Corean army, drowning them almost to a man page 302 - changed "too" to "to"
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All being ready, the Strong-handed god who was [too] pull the sun-goddess out of the cave, as soon as overcome by her curiosity she should peep forth, hid himself beside the stone door of the cave. page 304 - changed "carpentery" to "carpentry"
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For by their necessity the gods were compelled to invent the arts of metal-working, weaving, [carpentery], jeweling and many other useful appliances for the human race.