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to entertain; to make welcome

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hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

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compensation; equivalent value; consideration

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from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

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to gather together

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wild enthusiasm; being crazy about

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drinking party; banquet; feast

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bedding; bed

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fury; frenzy; madness; wildness

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Edo shogunate (1603-1867)

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order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

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order; discipline; regularity; system; method

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to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay

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isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

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the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

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inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

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mesh (of a net)

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to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

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kabuki play

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maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision

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circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

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one-person business

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period of youth; while young

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to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

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to capture public interest; to enjoy popularity

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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practice writing with a brush; study; learning

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to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

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service with a samurai family; serving in a samurai household (as a valet, chambermaid, etc.)

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rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

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further; above; anymore

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

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change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

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rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes

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repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

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rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint

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root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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Yoshichō

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coincident with; while; simultaneously

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to be conceivable

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inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

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easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

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hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa

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everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

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extremely important; essential; vital; crucial

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wasted money

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