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history; career

2

summary; outline

1

dancing; dance

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brief history

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

1

community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border

6

master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)

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Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)

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real name

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to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

6

approximate age; age range

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-years-old

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red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde

1

overwhelming; conquering; dominating; sweeping (the world); swaying

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Kōka era (1844.12.2-1848.2.28)

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three years

3

shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun

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in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house

1

existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement

1

peerless; unequaled; unequalled

1

completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success

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third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)

4

Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

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the big three ...

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tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend

2

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

2

prosperity and decay; prosperity and decline; rise and fall; ups and downs; ebb and flow; waxing and waning

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

2

confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match

1

head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school

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age; years; longevity; long life; congratulation; celebration

1

drum

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hand drum

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koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng

1

to be skillful (skilful); to be clever

1

unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable

1

geisha

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side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

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instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching

1

control; management; supervision

1

golden age

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

divorce

1

to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move

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Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)

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first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began

2

(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam

2

prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny

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Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)

2

four years

3