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books

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choice article; item of excellent quality; masterpiece

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acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)

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eleven; 11; jack

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24th day of the month; 24 days

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lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

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second floor; upstairs

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tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party

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Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

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ray (of light); beam; light

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shoji (paper sliding door)

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since then; after that

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every year; yearly; annually

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from ... to; between ... and; or

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the whole country

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Okinawa (city, prefecture)

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aka-e; late 19th century woodblock prints, using imported aniline dyes; red painting on ceramics

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Ainu

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

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every spring

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

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the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

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research study; investigative research

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outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness

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mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

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several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees

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solitary island; isolated island

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important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

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part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

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item (in one's possession)

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typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

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refined; genteel; graceful; decent

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selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject

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point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle

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to cite an example

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miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized

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famous; well-known

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archeological; archaeological

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gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad

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sitting together; the same theater (theatre); involvement; entanglement

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place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

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leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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this kind of

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small scale

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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example; model

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secondary

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new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title

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to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

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