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Wakayama prefecture (Kinki area)

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Mie prefecture (Kinki area)

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Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)

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(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam

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imperial capital

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Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

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Kobe (city)

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Nara (city, prefecture)

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ancient city; former capital

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financial power; financial means; wealth

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system; institution; organization; organisation

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it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...

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quality (of a product or a service)

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overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora

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Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)

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wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom

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Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period

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more than ... years; -odd years

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successive generations; successive emperors

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war; disturbance

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literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts

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art; fine arts

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still; as yet; as of old

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(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples

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imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress

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axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

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to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

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historic spot; historic remains; ruins

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spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

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spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

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blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

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to change

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century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

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Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)

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old customs

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without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately

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to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept

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battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

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spelling; orthography; patching; binding

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(hand-woven) brocade

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extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

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colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

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instinct

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weakening; emaciation; decline

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area; domain; territory; field; range; region

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muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

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row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally

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row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

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