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traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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mother

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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

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shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

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daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)

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was; were

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yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

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Houjou Tokimasa (1138-1215)

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deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

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Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

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one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

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powerful family; powerful clan

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no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

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princess; daughter of a nobleman

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to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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to be surprised; to be astonished

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to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

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to polish up; to shine up

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to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

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coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

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to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

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to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)

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to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

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talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

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to catch fish

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

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to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

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

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to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

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cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

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once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

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(not) even; (not) any

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to see; to look; to watch; to try to

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what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

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to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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Emperor Nijou; Nijou Tenno (1143-1165 CE, reigning: 1158-1165 CE)

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no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter

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wet nurse; nursing mother

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to serve; to work for; to attend

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