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*[[Kirisute gomen]] - samurai could not simply kill anyone whenever they so desired without consequences. Only when survivors/witnesses could report that a samurai's conduct was so flawless, and the other party's misconduct so clear, would the samurai be able to escape some sort of punishment. - [[Luke Roberts]], "Mori Yoshiki: Samurai Government Officer," in [[Anne Walthall]] (ed.), ''The Human Tradition in Modern Japan'', Scholarly Resources, Inc. (2002), 33.

*[[Kirisute gomen]] - samurai could not simply kill anyone whenever they so desired without consequences. Only when survivors/witnesses could report that a samurai's conduct was so flawless, and the other party's misconduct so clear, would the samurai be able to escape some sort of punishment. - [[Luke Roberts]], "Mori Yoshiki: Samurai Government Officer," in [[Anne Walthall]] (ed.), ''The Human Tradition in Modern Japan'', Scholarly Resources, Inc. (2002), 33.

*During the Edo period, Emperor was expected to devote himself to ritual; his courtiers, to maintaining the ancient customs of their ancestors, including literary practices, appreciating nature, and managing estates. - Anne Walthall, Human Tradition in Modern Japan, 1, 3.

*During the Edo period, Emperor was expected to devote himself to ritual; his courtiers, to maintaining the ancient customs of their ancestors, including literary practices, appreciating nature, and managing estates. - Anne Walthall, Human Tradition in Modern Japan, 1, 3.