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Muromachi period (1333-1573)

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study; research; investigation

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most; extremely

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important; momentous; essential; principal; major

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materials; data; document

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appointing to a responsible post; making much of

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large dictionary; comprehensive dictionary; unabridged dictionary

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publication society

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compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

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four

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all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

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volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

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item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

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compilation; editing; recording

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literary work

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historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives

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Buddhist scriptures; sutras

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extensive; wide; broad

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

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to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)

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dialect; provincialism

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loanword; foreign-origin word

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each; every; all

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field; sphere; realm; division; branch

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(specialist) terminology

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person's name

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place name; toponym

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to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

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encyclopedia; encyclopaedia

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nature; property; disposition

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to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)

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day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

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quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

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other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

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face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

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without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

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obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

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valley

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yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

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each; every

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the Diary of Murasaki Shikibu

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war chronicle

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Soga

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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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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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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inkstone

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Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)

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