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Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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industrial production

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(flower) petal

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cherry tree

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full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom

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half-florescent; half-bloomed

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to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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off-season flowering

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cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing

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route; way; course; directions

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upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

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permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)

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children

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long (time that has passed); old (story)

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sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

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closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road

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aging; wearing out; deterioration

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to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)

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to blacken; to darken

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wooden bridge

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naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

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the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live

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helmet; hard hat; protective headgear

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link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

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scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

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to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

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engineering works; civil engineering; public works

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laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker

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

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hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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to bend; to warp; to lose heart

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change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange

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one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand

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truck; lorry

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downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

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deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful

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sightseeing spot; tourist attraction

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schedule of events; calendar of events

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Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

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gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables

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Nagoya (city)

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to hit somebody where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest; (lit.) to attack the Edo enemy in Nagasaki

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happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat

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(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

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withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

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mediator; manager; caretaker

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to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

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call; summons; convening; convocation

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