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horseplay; fooling around

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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castle

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castle tower; keep; donjon

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magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid

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castle tower

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panorama; panoramic painting

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cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather

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the Japanese Alps

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mountain range

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dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

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stone wall

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moat; fosse; canal; ditch

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Katou Kiyomasa (1562-1611)

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Kumamoto (city, prefecture)

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poem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters

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three; three years of age

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accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

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quadrilateral; square

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shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige

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impromptu; on the spot; off the cuff; ad lib

1

Chinese poem; Chinese poetry

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ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

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had better; is advisable

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Kyokutei Bakin

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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

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Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji

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Bakin

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handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

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one's weak point

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composition of a poem

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guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

1

strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing

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(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

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to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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privately; with outsiders barred; en famille

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to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life

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narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

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welcome; (warm) reception

2

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

2

rest; relief; relaxation

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tomorrow morning

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early-morning departure

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to bend (the truth); to distort; to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to pawn

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day after day; every day

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full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

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dress circle (of a theatre); (first) balcony; box; stands (seating for spectators)

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