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director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)

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Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)

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whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall

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Akihito

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help; rescue; assistant

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order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

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Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

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usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

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chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)

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day and night

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stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils

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appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian

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intermission (between acts); interlude

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heavy bomber

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pleasant talk; chat

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grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching

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solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

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to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear

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Jōgan era (859.4.15-877.4.16)

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spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress

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taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

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poem or song written by the emperor

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traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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to apologize; to apologise

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Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum

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to fear; to be afraid of

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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dried meat; jerky

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newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)

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newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)

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to revere; to respect; to worship

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few in number

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to be conspicuous; to stand out

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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superstition; superstitious belief

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Russia

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corner; nook

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every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

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must not; may not

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man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

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department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family

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kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest)

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palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine

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person from the provinces; person living outside major metropolitan areas

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Houbokushi

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ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

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Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty

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