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Oosakashisumiyoshiku

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Kaō era (1169.4.8-1171.4.21)

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Akashi no Kimi (Genji Monogatari)

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Fujiwara No Tadazane (1078-1162)

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Inuki

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Hōen era (1135.4.27-1141.7.10)

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Emperor Sutoku; Sutoku Tenno (1119-1164 CE, reigning: 1123-1141 CE)

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sparrow chick (kigo)

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great-grandchild

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to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions

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to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of

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Fujiwara Michinaga (966-1027)

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ghost-writing

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Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26) (ex-emperor, later monk)

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disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide

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police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)

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tediously; lengthily; wordily

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ode in reply

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brushwood fence

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anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all

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Japanese sea perch (Lateolabrax japonicus, esp. referring to an adult); Japanese sea bass

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sedge hat and straw rain cape

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vassal; attendant

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to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

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Kiyomori (shogun)

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ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune

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collision; bumping into; head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice

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Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)

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seedling; young plant; rice seedling

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bribe

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outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude

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clothes for a newborn baby; baby clothes

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Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji

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year end

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to err

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love song; love poem

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tedium; boredom; ennui

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participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor

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to look as if one is important; to swagger around

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distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination

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to take a load off

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the other day; some time ago; recently

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smoke; fumes

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tracking down and killing; punitive expedition

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separate

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The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari

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Heike family; Taira family

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basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus

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