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to compare

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that is; namely; i.e.

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six minutes

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to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct

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to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

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nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so

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Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

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how; why

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means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

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antiquity; ancient times

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faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

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before long; even now

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something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento

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a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

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to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

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Ryuukyou Shinshi (book by Narushima Ryuuhoku concerning the Yanigabashi pleasure quarters)

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altogether; entirely

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ancient times

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quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

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Narushima Ryuuhoku (1837-1884)

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abolition; repeal

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thus; in this way; like this

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to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

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to face; to go towards; to head towards

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Man'en era (1860.3.18-1861.2.19)

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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writing (e.g. as a profession)

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reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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ancient times

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old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

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food and drink; eating and drinking

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(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind

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he; him; boyfriend

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something; what; why; how

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless

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Yoshihara

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

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

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not until now; never yet

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oh; ah

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to ask; to enquire; to query

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ah; oh; hey!

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carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length

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