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Keizou

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twin-lens

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shape up!; act properly!

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sweet made with soft beans (e.g. adzuki) and chestnuts

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Sum (country subdivision)

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Sakai Houitsu (1761-1828)

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person who always wants to make a good impression; pretentious person

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quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

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Heizou

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fire prevention

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autograph or note of authentication written on a box containing an art work

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Corporate Rehabilitation Law

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gallery (of a theatre); audience (at a theatre); the masses; the general public

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Nishijin silk fabrics; Nishijin brocade

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to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

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chronology

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adult fish

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Joseon Dynasty (Korea, 1392-1910); Yi Dynasty; Ly Dynasty (Vietnam, 1009-1225)

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direct selling; direct sales

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will not do; do not; does not

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Hakuin

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chemical industry

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major bank; big bank

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betrothal gift

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judge; appraiser

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excellent machine; excellent device (e.g. camera); excellent aircraft

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fortunes of a family

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consumer spending

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brain inflammation; encephalitis; cerebritis

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to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)

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carrying out a coffin; funeral procession

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Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

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foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company

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the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)

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great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn

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comminuted fracture

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haul (catch) (of fish)

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douche

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No Entry!; no thoroughfare; passage prohibited; entry is prohibited

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Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)

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decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining

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these days; nowadays; recently

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office desk; work desk

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daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel

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weather (meteorology) information

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black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables

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child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years

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Japanese puppet theatre (theater); bunraku

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black stone; black (go pieces)

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glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception

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