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tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

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to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

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wee-wee; pee-pee; number one

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tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

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Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)

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whereabouts; country; one's home village; one's residence

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imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)

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fourth

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blur; blurred; indistinct

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out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly

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male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man

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hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

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Keio Private (University)

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collation editing; proofreading and annotation

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spring sunshine; springtime

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to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

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kabuki; Japanese classical drama

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prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory

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century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

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beginning (of a century, etc.)

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suddenly; all of a sudden

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person who achieves perfection; person who perfects (e.g. a theory)

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the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

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Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area

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ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

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under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

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large front gate

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lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)

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the same firm

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auditorium; lecture hall

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in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

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Tamai

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genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree

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to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

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publishing part by part (e.g. in a magazine)

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thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days

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both days; two days

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Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)

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end of a sentence

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subject of an address

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news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

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suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

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Kitasakugun

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short course; training

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twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days

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Nagano (city, prefecture)

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to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer

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to inform; to report

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chronological table

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