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Hirosaki (city in Aomori)

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foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills

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Kudoji

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breaks and pauses (in a sentence); punctuation; way of reading (esp. kanbun)

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head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters

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imaginary; fantastical; visionary; utopian; quixotic; fanciful

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tail (of a traditional Japanese cap); chinstrap

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personal ornament (adorned with gemstones, and usu. worn by the nobility in ancient India or adorning Buddhist statues); necklace; diadem; moulded decoration hanging from the edges of a Buddhist canopy, gables, etc.

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jingle; ding; ringing of small bells

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metal

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to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

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upper half of the body; upper body

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princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

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

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real thing; original; actual

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Shibusawa Keizou

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Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)

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Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)

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date; dating

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further; above; anymore

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at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

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silkworm (Bombyx mori)

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to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)

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diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization

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prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region

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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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address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era

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strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

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ancient times

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Chinese classical literature; Chinese classics

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mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between

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Kawakura

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all night; throughout the night

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France; French (language)

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spiritualism; spiritism; channeling; medium; channeler

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fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships

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chestnut (horse coat color)

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recording; transcription

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to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

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academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles

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(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

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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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books

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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book

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making-of; behind-the-scenes; making; creating

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will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)

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to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

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