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physical labor; physical labour; physical work; forced labor imposed by the government (e.g. under the ritsuryo system)

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engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in

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sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

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explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

3

busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters

2

to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

1

professional storyteller

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)

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The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari

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considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

2

to take turns; to mingle together

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(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

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Chikamatsu

7

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

1

face; looks; vestiges; trace

3

to be faintly visible; to be barely visible

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book of registration; text of a play

2

real name

3

to sign (one's signature)

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Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka

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recent years

2

tedium; boredom; ennui

2

expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing

3

Kenkou Houshi

1

sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout

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car; vehicle

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clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

4

latter half of one's life

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Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

13

virtuous; rich

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store; shop; establishment; restaurant

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sales clerk

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to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

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to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)

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(Edo-period variety of) realistic literature; popular stories of everyday life in the Edo period

2

(a) few; (a) little; trifling; insignificant; small (amount); scarce (stocks)

1

written commentary on notable events or persons

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(visual) scrutiny; close inspection; detailed map; detailed guide; guide to the Yoshiwara red light district

1

the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional

1

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

1

to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to

3

new leaves; fresh verdure

1

compilation for the emperor; emperor's literary production

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment

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degree; extent

2

pre-existing; already there; conventional

1

first place; head position; leading position

1

that kind of; such a

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act or trick which a performer reserves for selected occasions

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