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the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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full

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to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

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goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

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meaning; significance

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Gunsho Ruiju (collection of Japanese classics sorted by type; orig. ed. 1819; comp. ed. 1911)

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Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)

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the heavens

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ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

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to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb

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to bawl; to cry; to scream

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

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vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor

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novel idea; strange theory

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Yoshinori

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wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

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excellent opinion

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seedling; young plant; rice seedling

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to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

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whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

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paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor

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Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725)

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refinement; elegance; grace

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morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)

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Ootsuki Fumihiko (1847.12.22-1928.2.17)

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white stone; white (go pieces)

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amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

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feelings; thoughts; meaning

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accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement

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after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

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English (language)

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German (language)

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French (language)

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Chinese (language)

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exception

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

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to understand; to make out

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won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

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scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture

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Shigeki

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to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

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lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality

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caudal fin; tail fin

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to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

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Akiyama

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feebleness; weakness; weak

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change; transformation; inversion

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linguistics

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Ainu (language)

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