shoryūde
1. Side stream; Backwater
Noun
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1. Side stream; Backwater
1. school of calligraphy
1. illegitimate family lineage
1. Was not of a minor line.; Was not from a collateral branch.
1. Commoner; Lower class
1. Probably a side branch.; Probably of lesser importance.
1. Not of noble birth.; Not from a main line of descent.
1. Was a minor branch; Was of humble origins
1. If/when of minor birth; If/when from a side lineage
1. Wasn't reading.; Wasn't flowing (with books).