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November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

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eleventh day of the month; eleven days

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congratulations

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what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

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one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

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Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)

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to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

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the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)

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female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse

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presenting to

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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

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elegant; graceful

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plan; idea; design; plot

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to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

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to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

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loyalty; loyal (faithful) service

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admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

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aha!; yes sir

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Houjou Tokimasa (1138-1215)

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Itō

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

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long ago; a long time ago; already

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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news; word; tidings; omen

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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

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to survive; to live long

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shame; disgrace; raping; rape

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

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to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

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(someone else's) child

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to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

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grumbling; muttering; nonsense

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manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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to be born; to come into the world

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pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

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to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

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my; one's own; I ...; one ...

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

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grandchild

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rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

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to serve; to do

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that well-known ...

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