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tampala; Joseph's coat; Amaranthus tricolor

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mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy

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Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)

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retired person; recluse

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sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)

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Tatehiko

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lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

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light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light

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waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

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counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats

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one tanka; one poem

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beater (on a hunt)

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to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on

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warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

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Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

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somehow or other

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patent medicine; nonprescription drug

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cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

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spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

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doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

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train (esp. long distance train); steam train

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November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

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leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

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Shal (Pakistan); Shull

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helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

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rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises

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(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority

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patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon

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whale

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Eikan era (983.4.15-985.4.27)

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yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

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best time to see

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echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

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passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

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rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan

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thirst

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squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern

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face of the earth

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boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)

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obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

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how many months?; how long?

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garments; attire

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provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

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imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)

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domestic goods

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back; rear; background; behind the scenes

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clasp; latch; catch; fastener

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(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle

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