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Kinokuniya

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Dodonaeus

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kudzu starch gruel

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thorn apple; jimsonweed; Datura stramonium

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accidental resemblance

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lacquerware; painting; coating

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(waka) poetic sentiment; waka-composing mood; solid grounding in waka; meaning of a waka poem

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bowl

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Yanosuke

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watchman

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seven

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doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)

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billboard; large signboard; first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw

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Hanoi (Vietnam)

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the greatest of the day

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to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath

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to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes

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bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

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taster for poison

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lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork

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visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

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to dig through; to drill into; to excavate

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deliberate hindrance; obstruction

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emergency case; person that has suddenly taken ill

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hanging (by the neck)

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good medicine

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one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship

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embarrassing; awkward

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Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge

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to yearn for (someone, something); to miss

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rough sea; stormy sea

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bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack

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strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

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don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it

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haunted house

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headband

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adjournment

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rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)

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miscreant; scoundrel; villain

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sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic

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exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness

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as everyone knows; needless to point out

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chopsticks

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excavation; digging

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knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle

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ancient city; former capital

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the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas

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having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell

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to rage; to rampage

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as it is; frankly

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