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spring day; spring sunlight

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Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages

2

posterity; future generations

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Tenpyō-hōji era (757.8.18-765.1.7)

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gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery

2

400; four hundred

3

state; country; nation

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foreign campaign

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internal; domestic

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famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

2

natural calamity; striking phenomena in heaven and earth

1

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

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

1

earthquake

1

frequency (of occurrence)

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wherein; therein; thereinto

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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

2

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

2

corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings

1

fire caused by war

1

ash; ashes

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stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)

1

Kuwana

1

official announcement; proclamation

6

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

2

poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

4

slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness

4

child's tear-stained face

1

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

3

admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

6

tough; strong; stiff; tenacious

2

having said that; on the other hand

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tenacity; indomitableness; dauntlessness; inflexibility

3

wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

2

ancient times

2

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

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major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption

2

foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

30

villages

3

one night; all night; overnight; one evening

5

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

2

natural or man-made feature or object on the earth's surface (trees, hill, river, road, building, etc.); object or structure important in a battle, esp. for concealment

2

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

2

field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

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young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

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young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

1

seasonal festival

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rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort

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