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former years; formerly; a few years ago

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destruction by fire

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exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

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about the middle

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Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period

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in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

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old days

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magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view

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Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)

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imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect

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revival; restoration; resuscitation

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uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

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public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor

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work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

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book; volume

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title

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to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

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public bath; bathhouse

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head; lead; vanguard; first

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Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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educational policies or administration; Bunsei era (1818.4.22-1830.12.10)

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countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick

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about when; about what time; how soon

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accurate; correct; precise; exact

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rule; regulation

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proclamation; promulgation

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy

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parched-barley tea

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to prohibit

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manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment

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even if not; even without

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milk bar; small shop selling milk, sweets, snacks, limited foodstuffs, etc.

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(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

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duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

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should do; ought to do

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nature; property; disposition

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after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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handy; convenient; simple; narrow-gauge railway; light railway

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coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

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to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)

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to be worth it; to pay

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bathwater with iris petals

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

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to age

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

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fee for public bath

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