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place exposed to winds which blow up from below (usu. a beach); beach exposed to sea winds; fountain

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to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work

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(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam

3

early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar

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Manji era (1658.7.23-1661.4.25)

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hawk; falcon

2

outing (e.g. flower watching, hunting, picking wildflowers); excursion

1

average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually

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driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan

3

around the end of (a period of time)

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official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace

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Hidaka

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representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

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certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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unheard

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outdoor kendo match; casual match; non-competitive match

4

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy

2

heading; headline; index; headword

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

1

competition; rivalry; something worth doing

1

tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble

1

trivial matter

1

even more; all the more

1

unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking

1

spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating

2

travel clothes

1

exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable

1

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

1

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

1

content of a letter

1

confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)

1

game (contest) held in the presence of a lord (daimyo, shogun)

1

guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor

1

warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

1

fame and fortune

1

clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

1

notice; attention; observation

1

disadvantageous; harmful; unprofitable

3

anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

1

(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

1

(a) plain

1

to dye fast; to leave undyed

1

to string along (of rope, etc.)

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program (e.g. TV); programme

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Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo

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hometown; rural township (of China)

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence

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