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Andō Tsuruo (1908.11.16-1969.9.9)

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status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student

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joke; jest; banter

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account (e.g. for an online service)

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kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen

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suddenly; all at once; rapidly

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very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)

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spirited discussion

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household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband

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cinchona

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to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle

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nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

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dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

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coarse tea

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composing haiku poems

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research; study; investigation

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personal; individual; private

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average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

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ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia

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sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

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literary magazine

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selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

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criticism; critique; review; comment; critical essay

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Miyake Setsurei

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Fukumoto Nichinan

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thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article

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Kenkabou

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Chinese poem

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reply (to a letter); response; answer

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to rise; to flourish

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Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province

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strength; toughness; bravery; boldness

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handbag; purse

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to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate

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to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial

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(a) vein; (a) thread (of connection)

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dwelling; house; residence; living; life

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Zen temple

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street with streetcar tracks; street with a tram line

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dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all

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hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs

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historian

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(world of) politics; political world; political circles

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Kumamoto (city, prefecture)

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clique; clan; faction

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-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of

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treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

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to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

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