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silkworm (Bombyx mori)

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

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riches; wealth; resources; lottery

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Vienna

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news; word; tidings; omen

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to show; to display

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tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

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quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

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factory; plant; mill; workshop

1

world fair; international exposition

1

second class

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progress; advance; improvement; development

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prize; award

1

winning (a prize)

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thank you

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craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

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female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

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number; amount

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to increase; to multiply

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every place; various places

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spinning; silk reeling; filature

1

place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

1

home area; home town; local

1

inspection; observation

1

before long

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Shizuoka (city, prefecture)

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

5

recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances

1

report; information

1

abolition of the han system

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Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)

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head of family; originator

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

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very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

2

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

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emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife

2

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

1

certainly; surely; definitely

1

our

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to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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to the end; to the last

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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immediate follower (of the shogun)

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to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

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