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An island on the west coast of Japan, famous for its gold mines.
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The author of the tale.
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Inkiyô, abdication. The custom of abdication is common among all classes, from the Emperor down to his meanest subject. The Emperor abdicates after consultation with his ministers: the Shogun has to obtain the permission of the Emperor; the Daimios, that of the Shogun. The abdication of the Emperor was called Sentô; that of the Shogun, Oyoshô; in all other ranks it is called Inkiyô. It must be remembered that the princes of Japan, in becoming Inkiyô, resign the semblance and the name, but not the reality of power. Both in their own provinces and in the country at large they play a most important part. The ex-Princes of Tosa, Uwajima and Owari, are far more notable men in Japan than the actual holders of the titles.
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Kishimojin, a female deity of the Buddhists.
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The seven passions are joy, anger, sadness, fear, love, hatred, and desire.
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One of the Buddhist classics.
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Môshi, the Japanese pronunciation of the name of the Chinese philosopher Mêng Tse, whom Europeans call Mencius.
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"The moon looks on many brooks;
The brooks see but one moon."—T. MOORE.
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The younger brother of Minamoto no Yoritomo, who first established the government of the Shoguns. The battle of Ichi-no-tani took place in the year A.D. 1184.
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Literally, "a dance of the Province of Tosa."