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house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

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exhibition; exhibit

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to go to see (something, someone); to visit

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Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver

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embryo; germ (e.g. wheat germ)

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cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

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one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

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light; lamp; counter for electric lights

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title; caption; heading

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

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dance

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duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

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sand dune; sand hill

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south

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prize; award

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Kawabata Ryuushi

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miraculous spring or fountain

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origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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Western painting

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Keiji

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scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

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Japanese painting

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characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)

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milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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color tone; colour tone

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hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer

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light of wisdom (when nearing nirvana); silent illumination; paradise; nirvana

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Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

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sword; blade; single stroke

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muscle

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bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

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technically accomplished; technical; polished

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to like; to prefer

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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spring breeze

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large and wide; peaceful and calm

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equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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sunrise

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to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)

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eyebrow; eyebrows

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

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Francis; Frances

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maximum; extreme; utmost

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modesty; humility

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comfort; consolation; diversion

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to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

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