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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

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hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress

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to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing

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to push aside; to push one's way through

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rook

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clear; pure; noble

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

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ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

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rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

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better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

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Tenmu

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the lower classes; the common people

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Japan; name for Japan used in ancient China

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inside; within

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to entertain; to treat

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all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

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people belonging to a hereditary occupation group (Yamato period)

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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together with; same; both; all; including ...

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deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick

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innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet

2

not yet; un-

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creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

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being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche

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judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

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to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

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to escape from; to get out

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working adult; full-fledged member of society

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general; popular; common; typical

3

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

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imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage

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(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle

3

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

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to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate

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appearance; emergence

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court service

2

length of time; term

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before now; hitherto

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to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

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wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

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modest; reserved; quiet; humble

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contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness

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dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

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little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

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raw cotton; cotton wool

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to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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headband

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to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

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wig; hairpiece

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