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chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia

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one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

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koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

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spring water; clear (pure) water

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temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

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water trickling from rocks

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acolyte

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imperial envoy; imperial messenger

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to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

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equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

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leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)

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to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

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hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

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waiting upon; attending on; accompanying

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attendant; companion

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before god; before an altar

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dedication; offering; presentation; oblation

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to face; to go towards; to head towards

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woodworking; woodworker; carpenter

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pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

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feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

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indicates question

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immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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be; is

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down; below; downward

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March; third month of the lunar calendar

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last day of the month

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medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State

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Sadayori

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common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

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string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

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first warbling heard in a New Year

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to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

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according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states

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to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

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reply; answer; response

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writer; author

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very; much

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lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)

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calyx

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unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

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to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

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to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

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the greatest of the day

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landlord; landlady

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tale; narrative

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to be intimate with; to befriend

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noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

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