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to resemble closely

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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Tokuda Shuusei (1872.2.1-1943.11.18)

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recollection; calling to mind

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indignation; resentment

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using as an intermediary; through

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(former) imperial university

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palace; court

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scenery; scene; landscape

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from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

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ready consent

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Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)

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good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

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embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

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horsemeat

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thus; in this way

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to defeat

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psychiatry; psychiatric department

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leaving hospital; discharge from hospital

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to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

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walk

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

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open; frank; liberal; open-minded

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free, unfettered and flexible; versatile; adaptable

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stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)

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licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild

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pragmatist

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just a minute; small quantity

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restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

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very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)

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old house; deserted house

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

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self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest

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heavy drinking

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painter; mooring rope

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silent; still; quiet; hushed

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midday; broad daylight

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extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

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(that's) no good, is it?; dislike (on social media, etc.); thumbs-down; downvote

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ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

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elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

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gap; space

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Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine

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Mizuno Shigeo (1899.11.13-1972.5.4)

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holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

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one's home; one's house

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to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer

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to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

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boy; son; man

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