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(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness

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the fruit of diligent study

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shallow view; superficial idea

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Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)

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waterworks

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lecture

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following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking

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Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)

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Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)

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diary; journal

2

to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember

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whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

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Island; insula; island; islet

3

length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases

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mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing

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Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)

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marsh; swamp; bog

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virgin; maiden

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wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

1

field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

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filthy water; sewage

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to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

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to gush out

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pure; clean; purity

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meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

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Ieyasu

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(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction

2

consumption; use

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to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

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turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos

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and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

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drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained

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to inspect; to supervise

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drinking

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to fit; to suit

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laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction

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three generations; three periods; third generation

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general; shogun

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Iemitsu

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Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)

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(period of) a year; during an era

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source of river; fountainhead

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Tamagawajousui

2

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

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Kawamura Zuiken

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stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone

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the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns

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Senkawajousui

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Tamei

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Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

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