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cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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horse tack; horse gear; harness

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl

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to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

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Japanese iris; blue flag; Iris ensata

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decorated umbrella; figured paper parasol

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Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)

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plants; vegetation

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silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder

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cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

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proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

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previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

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vast and blue (e.g. ocean); dusky; shadowy

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lonely; lonesome; desolate; dreary; bleak

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continued (from)

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box carried on one's back to store books; wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage

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Yogorou

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comfortable to wear

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cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle

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the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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to apologize; to apologise

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bond; deed; contract

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excursion; field trip; school trip

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student (esp. a university student)

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party; gang; company; squad

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to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

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bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

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tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

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about this time

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implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment

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Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

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brothel

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miscellaneous notes

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where to?; whither?

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coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

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every place; various places

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convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)

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article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry

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departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

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source of a hot spring

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Kanagawa (prefecture)

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a number of days

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hot-spring health resort

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Tokaido Line

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Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital

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electric railway

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mountain railway

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therefore; for that reason; such being the case

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