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introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down

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long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

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months and years

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independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

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creation; Creation (by God)

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

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we; us

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as far as the eye can see

2

wooden building; wooden architecture

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shoji (paper sliding door)

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bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)

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wind chime; wind bell

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rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

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type of jōruri narrative performance

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kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red

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rational; logical; coherent

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

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even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless

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already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably

2

straight-forwardness; honesty; purity

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Germany

2

to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)

2

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

4

well; now; then

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to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do

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(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

2

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

wind and rain; rainstorm

2

technique; method

4

remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers

2

command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)

1

to occur one after another; to happen in succession

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

2

to flow into; to pour into; to stream into

1

change; fluctuation

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

3

in; at; for

1

Takahashi Yuichi (1828.3.20-1894.7.6)

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Kawamura

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Harada Naojirō (1863.10.12-1899.12.26)

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convention; usage; old customs; old etiquette

5

to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

1

Western painting; Western film; Western movie

6

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

healthy; robust

1

to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)

1

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

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Kuroda Seiki (1866.8.9-1924.7.15; painter)

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future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to

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development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)

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