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temporary absence from school

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pigeon; dove

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valley

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rest; break; recess; intermission

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Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)

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Gennai

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Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge

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

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saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

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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; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

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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; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines

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to hear a rumor; to get wind of

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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 remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

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to see through; to see the true nature of something

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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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awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

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in person; personally; directly

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investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

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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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bow (salute, greeting)

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

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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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engagement; business; affair; use; need

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destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

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to rest; to suspend; to give relief

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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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cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman

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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. 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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hoe

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course; route; path; process; means

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course; route; path; process; means

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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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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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from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

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acquaintance

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