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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester

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food

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technique

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to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

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to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

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three; three years of age

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none

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to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

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flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

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recipe

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to practice magic; to practise magic

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showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

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being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche

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perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

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hindrance; impediment

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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

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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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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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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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bento; Japanese box lunch

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

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