If the cuckoo will not sing, I shall make it want to sing.
露と落ち露と消えにし我が身かな 浪速のことは夢のまた夢
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi
The peasant who became ruler of all Japan (1537-1598). Toyotomi Hideyoshi completed the unification that Nobunaga began, rising from the lowest social stratum to supreme power through unmatched political instinct, diplomatic genius, and the ability to win without fighting whenever possible.
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