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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

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capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

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report; information

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little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

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ahem

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proud; elated

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joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

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pupil; student; follower

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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half a year; six months

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

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part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

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to walk

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producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other

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capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

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Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)

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occasional; infrequent; rare

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to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

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Ogata Kouan (1810.8.13-1863.7.25)

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Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge

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establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread

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development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

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economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

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to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

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The Nonpareil Kitchen (nickname for Osaka); The Kitchen of the Nation

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to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

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each clan

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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Inari Shrine

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daimyo's city storehouse

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

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right; correct; proper; righteous; just

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to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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rat (esp. laboratory or pet)

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child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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bearing; heading; point of the compass

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please

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Encke

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to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

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reason; pretext; motive

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one more time; once more; once again

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