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bottom; underside; base

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board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

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three kinds; three varieties

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primitive times

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Heian period (794-1185)

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feudal period (characterized by the rule of the shogunate, 1185-1867); age of militarist government

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to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

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origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive

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pit dwelling; dugout

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kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove

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god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)

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primitive; crude; archaic

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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divinity

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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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manner of Heian era palatial architecture

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hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

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busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

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civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

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hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise

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such-and-such a place

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head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine

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family register; census

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the Grand Shrine at Ise

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local Shinto deity; tutelary god

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Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens

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what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

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nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

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territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action

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superior; superiors; senior

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caller; visitor; company; guest

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samurai; warrior; military family

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social life; social intercourse

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ancestor; forefather; foremother

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Buddhist (household) altar

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enshrinement; installation (of an image)

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flooring (material)

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up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

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subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

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support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

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opinion; point of view; visual point

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not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

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(one's) figure; build; physique; style

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parliamentarism; parliamentary government

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separation of church and state

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market economy

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etc.; et cetera; and so on

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