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appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)

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sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted

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great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn

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cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

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cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

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owner

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helmet (of a warrior); headpiece

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shrill voice

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strange; curious; odd

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expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

2

this much; this amount

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each; every; all

2

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

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stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice

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to squat; to crouch

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young priest; scamp

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teacher and student

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male bathhouse attendant

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oval; elliptical; oblong

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koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)

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to pour on

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Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu

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silk gauze (esp. used in light clothing for high summer)

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

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to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

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long-winded speech

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foreign country

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crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)

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China

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sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style

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party-internal; within the party

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season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month

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Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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Manchuria

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son; penis

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Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

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three generations; three periods; third generation

3

3000; three thousand; many

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Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

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traitor; rebel

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to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

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to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)

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tumor; tumour; swelling

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tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess

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approximate age; age range

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spine; backbone; spinal column

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notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious

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clearly; distinctly; vividly

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