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shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

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fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras

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meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

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contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty

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(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta

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ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

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to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind

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wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

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(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

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and then; and so; and; so then

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to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy

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thorn apple (Datura stramonium); jimsonweed; datura

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slowly; sluggishly

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stallkeeper (at a festival, fair, etc.); street vendor; street performer; fellow; guy; chap

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magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

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to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

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coward; wimp

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locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent

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gramophone; phonograph

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homer; home run

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mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave

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Leontopodium japonicum (species of perennial closely related to edelweiss)

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silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk

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copse; crowd; herd

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Alpen

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alpine plants

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to make a name for oneself through chivalrous deeds; to establish a reputation for oneself as a true man

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love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by

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retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

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change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

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Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure

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six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

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Tales of Ise (Heian period collection of poems)

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accumulation of good deeds

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diligent student; studious person

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reluctant (to part)

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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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platform

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sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

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fluent (in a language); flowing

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Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent

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Yamakita

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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to think of; to come up with

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music stand

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(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

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often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

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irresistible; overwhelming

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the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields

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travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy; (accumulated) experiences; (personal) history

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