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today; this day

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modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables

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summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)

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invitation; introduction; temptation

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

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happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations

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painter; artist; painter supported by patron

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thank you; thanks

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trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

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surely; certainly

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receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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convenient; handy; useful

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

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efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

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sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi

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seasonal court banquet

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

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summer

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again; once more; a second time

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imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress

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progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

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like; as if; the same as

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to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme

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small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

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to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)

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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

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high; high school

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sutra; Buddhist scriptures

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quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

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imperial court

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event; function

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to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)

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spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

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reality; consciousness

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to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

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transactions; dealings; business

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token (effort); something done for form's sake

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to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)

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what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

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peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

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so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

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nation building

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to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

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