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Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

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brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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cultural aspect

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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apparent; obvious; very clear

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second son

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tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

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circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

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house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

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adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

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receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

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to win; to gain victory

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(not) one

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to

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with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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quite a lot

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Ise Grand Shrine

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those (near the second person)

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everybody

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reward; prize

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to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

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visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple

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opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

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followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

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food packed in a wooden box

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wonderful; splendid; magnificent

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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to spread; to be propagated

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common people; ordinary people; masses

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cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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bento; Japanese box lunch

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

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such; this sort of; like this

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cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

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to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

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truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

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indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel

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hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

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