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spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen

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brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity

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plum-blossom viewing

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volume 1; first volume

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

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gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)

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some book; book about that subject; books

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's house; 's home

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be careful about fire; watch out for fire

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men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

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useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

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must not; should not; do not

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paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label

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to do (for someone)

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near; close; beside; third person

4

dresser

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to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

4

several people; a few people

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pitching ability; counter for pitches

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to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

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young person; youth; young

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to lean on; to rest against

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appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)

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pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery

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depiction; description; portrayal

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

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-less; lacking; non-existing

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slender face

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metal basin

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source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

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face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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soft; weak

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feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

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very; greatly; exceedingly

3

to lose something

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cannot; must not

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feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing

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decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi

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portrait

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to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

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meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock

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for one thing ...

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to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole

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