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ceremonial clothes formerly worn by nobility

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normal; usual; ordinary; everyday

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garments; attire

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twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle

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clothes; outfit; uniform

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Heian period court clothing

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obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

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women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)

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ancient skirt

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short coat for noblewomen (Nara and Heian period)

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but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

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combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

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however; because; as

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color scheme; colour scheme

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to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

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matter of concern and interest

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amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy

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ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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long; drawn-out; very long

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character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

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personality; style; appearance

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manner of Heian era palatial architecture

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mansion; residence

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east side; east bank

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main building in a Heian palace; (historical) main residence of an emperor

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facing south; southern exposure

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front; frontage; facade; main

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south side

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garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

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to face on; to look out on to

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northeast

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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corridor; hallway; passageway

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side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)

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northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife

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hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

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shoji (paper sliding door)

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fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

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bamboo blind

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screen

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to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

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boarding; wooden floor

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tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

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ceiling boards

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ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness

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morning; a.m.

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3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

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