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being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

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Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)

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Gennai

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rangaku; study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period

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news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact

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with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment

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in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

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to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

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unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)

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surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand

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the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

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ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...

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to hear a rumor; to get wind of

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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to have one's hair stand on end

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resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

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to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

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presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady

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notorious; famous

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in person; personally; directly

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investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

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to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back

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front; frontage; facade; main

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high and low (social standing)

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oh; yes; huh?; hm?

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one bow; one salute; one greeting

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solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

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to turn round; to face about; to turn about

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to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

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matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need

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Iidamachi

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destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

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to rest; to suspend; to give relief

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woman; girl

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that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

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detour; circumvention; turning movement

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to escape

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afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

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hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains

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course; route; path; process; stages

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have to do; must; should; ought to

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last year

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Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)

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deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

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dwelling; house; residence; living; life

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to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by

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Terutaka

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from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

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acquaintance

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