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Please tell me what these words/names stand for.
Two files show the last colonns on the right side and the first ones on the left side of the banzuke. The third file was placed in the middle like a referee section.

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栺力　関東　鎌田又八
Shi(n)ryoku*　Kantō** Kamada Matahachi**
*　 Divine strength (The character for “栺” is
likely a variant form for character “神")
** Kantō area
*** A hero of superhuman strength from Ise, known
for legends such as slaying of a giant cat.

勇力　京　小野道風　
Yūriki* Kyō(to) Ōno no Michikaze**
* Courage
** Famous calligrapher. In despair after trying
seven times to rise to a higher position at
the court as calligrapher, he takes a walk
alongside a river.There he spots a frog trying
to reach the sloping branch of a willow.
Despite seven unsuccessful attempts the frog
perseveres and succeeds on the eighth leap.
Just as Ōno no Michikaze who regains courage
and applies once again to the emperor finally
being appointed minister.

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學力　義臣　西塔武蔵坊弁慶
Gakuryoku* Loyal subject Saitō Musashibō Benkei**
* Ability to learn
** Warrior monk from the Heian period

勇力　鎌倉　鎌倉權五郎景政
Yūriki Kamakura Kamakura Gongorō Kagemasa*
* He was a military commander in the Heian
period, is known for his heroic tale of
defeating the enemy despite being shot in the
right eye.

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怪力　秩夫　畠山重忠　
Kairiki* 　Chichibu** Hatakeyama Shigetada***
* Supernatural strength
** Place name in present-day Saitama Prefecture
*** Military commander during the Kamakura period

弓力　人皇　百合稚大臣
Kyūriki*　Jinko** Yuriwaka-daijin***
* Bow strength
** Period after Eｍperor Jinmu
*** According to legends Minister Yurikawa was a
master archer, the only one who could shoot
an iron bow.

怪力　山城　平井保昌
Kairiki　Yamashiro* 　Hirai Yasumasa**
*　Name of a province
** a.k.a. Fujiwara no Yasumasa In medieval
literature, he is described as one of the four
legendary warriors of the Middle Ages , along
with Sakanoue no Tamuramarō , Fujiwara no
Toshihito, and Minamoto no Yorimitsu .

Regards.
I.Nagy

Thank you so much!!

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