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Moriyama Station

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Gasterosteus microcephalus (species of stickleback)

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desire to travel

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)

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to overcut

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bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering

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beautiful riverside location; lakeside district; canal district

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to take off one's clothes; to undress

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to wink; to blink; to twinkle; to flicker

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Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)

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stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

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cheating heart; temptation to cheat on one's partner

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sincerity; true heart; devotion

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Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)

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completely relying on others

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Nara period (710-794 CE)

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kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song

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question; question (mark)

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financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front

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haiku poet

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half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

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prescription

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to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize

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diversification

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Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)

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reading matter; reading material

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harmonious; intimate

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becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)

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research material; experimental material

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to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise

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finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self

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east entrance; east exit

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ballot; vote

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contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching

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nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

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fashion magazine

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Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)

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to become desperate; to give in to despair

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somehow; for some reason or other

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boyfriend; male friend

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essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)

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New Year's card

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to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)

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clear stream

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Heian period (794-1185)

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a little

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adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover

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anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago

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(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.

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dramatic

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