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(imperial) reign; period

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to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

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spell; charm; incantation; magic word

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

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to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

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the other day; lately; recently; during this period

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old friend; old pal

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one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)

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young girl; lass; adolescent female

2

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

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ornate hairpin

2

long kiseru (type of tobacco pipe)

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(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey

5

to hold in one's mouth

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mother; mom; mum; wife

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continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last

2

sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

2

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

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to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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old woman

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relative; relation; kin

3

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

6

bride

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greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

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My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely

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silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank

3

a few years ago; some years back

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to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do

1

stone bridge

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necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman

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immediately; right away; on the spot

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to smoke a cigarette

2

having poor eyesight

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house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

2

highest rank among priests; mountain ascetic monk; signs that distinguish Buddhist teachings from other faiths; title given to a great physician or painter

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prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism

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cylinder

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)

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to be; to exist

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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medium; diviner; shaman; oracle

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miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

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to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

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Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture

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royal family

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noro; member of a hereditary caste of female mediums in Okinawa

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dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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