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New Year

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nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

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report to the emperor

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(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice

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to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

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to present; to offer; to dedicate

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inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household

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seasonal court banquet

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worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person

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flute; fife; pipe; whistle

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craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

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commentaries of the ancients

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Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)

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year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

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how; in what way; how about; questionable

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mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck); Jinki era (724.2.4-729.8.5); Shinki era

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Hirano Shrine

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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festival; feast; carnival

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high class; graceful

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to act (as); to hold an office; to play the part (of)

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sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)

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sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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kagura song

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gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

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

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thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love

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to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions

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ceremony; rites

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attendance; serving

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convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency

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attendance; participation; presence

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(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

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ornament; decoration

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indispensable; essential; necessary

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Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times

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Heian period court song

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)

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ancient history

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gods of the land; earthly deities

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majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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(common) people

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remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

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summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)

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for convenience; as a matter of convenience

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revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

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to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

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