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Naka

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white sand

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blanching; bleaching

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outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony

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festival; feast; carnival

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conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

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telephone pole

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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flying bird

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cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing

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pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band

2

Sunday

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downtown

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to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

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feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

1

the whole city; all the cities; every city

1

costume parade

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

2

all you can drink; bottomless cup

1

dance

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(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

4

no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering

1

third day of the month; three days

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carnival (festival held before Lent)

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carnival

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to be ahead of

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costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)

1

horseplay; fooling around

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throughout Japan

4

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

2

next (day, morning, etc.); following

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kitchen

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silk

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entirely; completely; all; nothing but

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long-sleeved kimono

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second highest division; wrestlers of the second highest division

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tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation

2

traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat

2

traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky

2

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

2

shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

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folding fan

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(artistic) accomplishments

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capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

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to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

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wrestler's belt

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progress

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example; specimen; sample

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