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Jōkyū era (1219.4.12-1222.4.13); Shōkyū era

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Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)

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manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

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national crisis; national disaster

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pathfinder; trailblazer; early settler; pioneer; founder; originator

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soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty

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mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

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family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home

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bow and arrow; weapon; arms

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handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

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unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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imperial decree; imperial edict

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to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

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early on; earlier on; from early

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

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Oki (former province located on Oki Island in present-day Shimane Prefecture); Oki (island)

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island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

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escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis

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Nawa Nagatoshi

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Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)

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broom

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audacity; forwardness; effrontery; impertinence

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in case of; at that time; at this time

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first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters

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imperial decree; imperial edict

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secret message

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the present year; at that time

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forty; 40

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patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice

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corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings

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little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

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Taketoki

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generation; lifetime; age

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before long; even now

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to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with

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volcano

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(eruption of) smoke

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person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university

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white wax

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local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras); draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot

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residence; mansion

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Genkō era (1331.8.9-1334.1.29)

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front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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diary; journal

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to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

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remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect

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(a) few; some; several

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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tear; rip; breach; break; hole; crack

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