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party of two

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lost sheep

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standard; basis; principle

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express messenger; postman; mailman; courier

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junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways

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along the coast

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cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

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effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

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side road; shortcut

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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Chinese white olive (Canarium album); olive (Olea europea)

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being nimble-footed; being quick on one's feet; fast running legs

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straight line; beeline

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hand net; dip net; scoop net

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to loiter (on the way); to waste time

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dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part

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high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine

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strong; hard; manly

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ancient times

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just like

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vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)

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Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)

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leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress

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one's mood while traveling (travelling)

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suddenly; all at once; rapidly

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fishing village

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(arch.) sky; cloud; distant place; high place; imperial court

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the said person; he; she; same surname

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consideration; taking into account; sympathy with

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to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one

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squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern

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Chinese spiranthis (Spiranthes sinensis var. amoena)

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ko-on; ancient reading; reading of a kanji based on Zhou, Han and Wei dynasty Chinese

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spirited discussion

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listening closely

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walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent

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reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression

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emphasizes direct object of action

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autumn breeze; fall breeze

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loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling

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the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar

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trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

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area; expanse; spread; span

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hill

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tree; trees and shrubs

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thick; dense; luxuriant

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depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)

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axe

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tea-towel; dish cloth

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mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)

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