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original text

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quotation; citation; reference

2

written language; literary language; classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese

2

translation; version (e.g. "English version")

3

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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bookstore; bookshop

2

heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

2

Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

2

to do by the use of

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conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

6

Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ

6

German (language)

4

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

2

basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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style; form; pattern

6

terse; concise; simple and clear

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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refined; elegant; chaste

2

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

7

old-fashioned and tasteful

3

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

2

futurism

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eternal; unlimited; endless

1

freedom; liberty

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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classicism; primitivism

2

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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respect for olden days

2

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

2

meaning; significance; sense

8

at; in; on

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Catholic (church)

2

that sort of; like that

1

the original work

2

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

retranslation; new translation; revised translation

1

indeed; really; truly; very much

1

how long; how much; to what extent

2

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

2

to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except

1

translation

4

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese

1

modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II

1

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

2

merely; only; simply

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the very best; excellent; superb

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not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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