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Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

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how many; how old

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temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami

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shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)

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a little; somewhat

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rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction

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low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

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soot

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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tea house

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to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

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reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

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to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

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Toyoichirō

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Ogiwara Seisensui (1884.6.16-1976.5.20)

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Takahama Kyoshi

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Kawahigashi Hekigotou (1873.2.26-1937.2.1)

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Naitou Meisetsu

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milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)

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remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

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unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono

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collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

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Hekigotou

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sleep

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long night (esp. of autumn)

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star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

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to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

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individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

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style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics

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both; (not) either

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subordinate position; lower position

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to like; to prefer

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intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

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hum; meditation; painstaking elaboration on one's poem; groaning in distress

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eating house; restaurant that serves simple food

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goat

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to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate

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famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)

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ounce

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bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

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immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires

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course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

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the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

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calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash

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to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

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glass; pane

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fixed quantity

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worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom

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slightly; faintly

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