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processed food

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aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food

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red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing

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yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar

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inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness

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in this case

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pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery

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popular literature

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modesty; humility; being humble

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main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)

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exemption from responsibility; disclaimer

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all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

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talented person; clever person

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Fukuuchi

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alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume

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collaboration; joint work

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family

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Ootananpo

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Akera

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Kisshuu

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reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)

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type of humorous book popular in the Edo period (from the 1750s)

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picture book

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(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

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pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)

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illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)

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type of picture book popular in the late Edo period

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illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece

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red light district

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to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak

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the intellectual class

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to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

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Sinologist; scholar of the Chinese classics

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explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

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down-market; popular; mass-market

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regulation; control

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punishment; penalty

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gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

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birch (esp. Japanese white birch)

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Santou Kyouden (1761-1816)

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spring scenery

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child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

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Yomi

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humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

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Tamenaga Shunsui (1790-1843)

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Inaka Genji

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Ryuutei Tanehiko (1783-182) (alias Takaya Hiroshirou)

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to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

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other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

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