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haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)

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senior; elder; person older than oneself

1

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

1

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

5

lately; recently

1

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

1

one person; ordinary; common

1

mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

consideration; taking into account; sympathy with

3

excuse; explanation

2

feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

3

inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)

3

appropriately; properly

5

Japanese-style room

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round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

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exemplar; model; example; pattern

2

noh song

6

big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak

1

big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak

1

skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

3

noh chanting; recitation

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

2

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

3

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

1

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

4

traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments

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all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

6

sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods

2

mere; only; just; slight

1

pipe; tube

2

talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

1

to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to

1

straight line; beeline

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

1

one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)

1

to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive

1

steady; firm; solid; secure

1

poet (of tanka poems)

1

writing songs or poems; poem

1

proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude

1

gall bladder

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to inherit; to succeed; to take over

1

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

2

the same kind; accomplice; partner

1

to drag in; to pull in

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younger people; future generations

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afterlife

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