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Soukyuu

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"yoiyasa"; doo-doo-doo; dum-dum-dum; heave-ho; oof; ugh

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Yasumoto

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Konoe

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traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

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Kyoutogyoen

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Jishouji

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the Kyōhō Reforms (1736 economic reforms)

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Kyojou

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Yamato; Japan

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images drawn or painted on fusuma

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Terutora

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heated stone (wrapped in cloth and kept next to the body for warmth)

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appearing for the first time (esp. vocabulary, kanji, etc. in a school textbook)

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Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)

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old tree of historical interest; excellent wood; precious woods; choice wood

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to advance construction; to proceed with construction

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(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)

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Gonroku

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Asai Nagamasa

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abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber

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lidded; covered; container with a lid

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to bow; to worship; to receive; to see

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morning and evening; all the time

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the Imperial Family

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hesitation; hindrance; washroom

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returning (to the authorities); restoring

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to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself

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distress; anguish; mental suffering

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arrangement of stones in a garden

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four thousand; 4,000

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to call out; to summon

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sashimi; make-up

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appears to be; apparently

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to backbite

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contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty

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kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

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on what business

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to consult a doctor

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to be corrupt

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details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

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estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage

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Shinto shrine

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great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted

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Muromachi period (1333-1573)

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absurd; unreasonable

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high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning

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detailed; clear

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head of an army

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to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)

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