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yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

2

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

2

taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)

1

those (near the second person)

2

The Carpenters

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Yesterday Once More (song)

1

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

6

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

1

worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class

1

joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

6

powerful; strong

2

tune (melody, piece of music)

2

long-term

1

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

1

the West; the Occident; Western countries

1

to let (feel) time pass

1

mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing

1

the various countries of Europe and America; the West

1

unrelated

1

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

1

close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)

1

Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)

1

dynasty

5

Edo shogunate (1603-1867)

1

to keep in mind; to memorize

1

lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)

1

to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different

1

children's song; nursery rhyme

1

rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

1

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

2

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

1

Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

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Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

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Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty

1

man among men; man's man

1

three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China

1

Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty

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Northern and Southern Courts (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties; Northern and Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)

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Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)

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Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

1

Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)

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Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

3

Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

1

Republic of China (Taiwan); ROC

1

People's Republic of China

1

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

1

(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient

1