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Nagahamaya

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chandler; candlemaker

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flower thief; stealing flowers

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love is blind; (lit.) (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples

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consideration for others; thinking about others

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(woman's) ugly or homely face; old bag

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to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense

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matchmaker's story; saying nice things about a person

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articles disposed of or sold off by the government

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reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality

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to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm

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to recover from an illness (and put away one's sickbed)

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Tokugawa Ienari (1773.11.18-1841.2.20), Shougun 1786-1837

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quality cakes

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seedling; plant raised from the seed

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speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded

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family registry (of the district; Edo period); population registry; records of an Edo period census

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parent root or stock; pre-split stock or share

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laws regulating expenditures; sumptuary edicts; thrift ordinance

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Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)

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store selling boiled vegetables, fish, and beans

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bill collection; bill collector

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Matsubee

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hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm)

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(short) run; drive; ride; spin

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well-known; fame

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Japanese wobbegong (Orectolobus japonicus, species of carpet shark); Japanese carpet shark; fringe shark

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poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing

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having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)

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rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

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Tsuruya

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second cousin

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Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official

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the sun

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appearance; front of a structural member

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children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle

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leaf tea

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bags and purses (handbags)

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doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)

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scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; rash person; hasty person

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wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)

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constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time

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(mixture of) ground beef and pork

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speculator

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wrestler of the fourth highest rank

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to make a living

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(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext

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sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

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deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors)

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