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eyes of the night; eyes asleep; at night

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Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; highway running through the Hokuriku region

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most; extremely

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sailor; seaman

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belle; (town) beauty

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Shouyuya

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detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of

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to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing

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carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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stage name

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waiting impatiently for

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old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

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chief actor (e.g. of a kabuki play)

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Dragon King; promoted rook

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age; era; period; date

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line; row; rank; list

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rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

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personal history; career

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ancient practices; old customs

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far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

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that kind of; such a

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social life; social intercourse

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to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in

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younger pupil (of the same master); younger disciple; junior member

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younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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never again

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constitution; rules; regulation

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proclamation; promulgation

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question; query

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dark; not understood; unknown

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cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required

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to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding

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to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

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improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

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ageing; aging; senile deterioration

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child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face

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fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

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ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

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full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses

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several days later

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to come back

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whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain

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household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow

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garden stone

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silence (not speaking); muteness

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deep affection; dear; beloved

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to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

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there is no place like home; home is sweet to an exile

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