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Kyoyuzen dyeing; Kyoto printed silk

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a guess; anticipation

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prefectural assembly (in Kyoto or Osaka)

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Shiho

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brand new

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Oumijinja

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respect; honour; honor

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passing shower

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Takemura

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Kitano

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moxa; Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)

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dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)

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time (for a program, programme); broadcasting hours; air time

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figured satin

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secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick

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part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); percentage; commission

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striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)

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breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality

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eminent virtue

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Harada

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seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic

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floral pattern

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plastic model

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long (time that has passed); old (story)

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having little experience

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(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards

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digest

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two characters; name

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Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)

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messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

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broadcast(ing) satellite; BS; satellite television

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morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)

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(silk) crepe

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thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering

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Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)

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results of a scientific investigation; findings

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(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port

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winter

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hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

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(being) worth seeing; impressive

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iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

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twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...

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to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)

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rare item; unusual item

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close contest; close match; close game; close combat

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long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act

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high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine

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apology; excuse

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now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

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(one) letter; (one) character

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