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Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)

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secluded life

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to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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in good health; alive and well; going strong

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brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship

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end of war; cessation of hostilities

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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days

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to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away

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the same generation; coeval

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suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap

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novel; (short) story

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night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays

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bestseller

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in great numbers

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exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

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(style of) folk song

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introduction; presentation; referral; listing

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Sata

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dance performance held in April by geisha and maiko in Kyoto's Gion district

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words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word

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fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement

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in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

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any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

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originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality

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golden age; golden era

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stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck

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to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious

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nuance

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round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth

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to wrap up

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sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)

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dazzlement; bewilderment; daze

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lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume

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to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered

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passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary

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to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

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incense

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished

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written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft

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chapter one; first chapter

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glamorous woman; seductive woman

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legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way

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LOL; haha

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

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