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Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

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China; Chinese

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

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rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty

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sorghum (Sorghum bicolor); Indian millet

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corn (Zea mays); maize

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sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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eight (long cylindrical things)

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just a minute; small quantity

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unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness

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admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)

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memories; recollections; reminiscence

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loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling

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evening

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green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn

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from now on; hereafter

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passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

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state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle

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change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

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Machaerina rubiginosa (species of tropical sedge); woven mat made of Machaerina rubiginosa root

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zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

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to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

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to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

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Sendagaya

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

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to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

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grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

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bamboo grove

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paddy field; farm

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tool; implement; means; furniture

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Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)

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Kanbee

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children

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way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

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downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

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Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)

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spearmanship

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first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

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to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

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upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

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samurai spirit

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wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)

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straw raincoat

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Kanjirou

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18; eighteen

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-years-old

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girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

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early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

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