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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began

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establishment (of a business); founding

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beyond description

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innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine

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Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

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hundred; 100

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to inherit; to succeed; to take over

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between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

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highest grade; top class

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cut into cubes; diced

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling

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Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

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low-salt miso; sweet miso

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to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

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amount of payment; amount paid

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prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees

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master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

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your home; your family; their home; (my) home

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never again

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both; together; jointly; simultaneously

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evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)

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promenade; esplanade

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person concerned; interested party; related party

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railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)

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strictly speaking

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to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty

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after the end (of something)

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waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room

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impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

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manyfold

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something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)

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to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay

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curiosity; inquisitiveness

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to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

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I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

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to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

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radiant smile; contented smile

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puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

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secret talk

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to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

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presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

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Yui

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river surface; surface of a river

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pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise

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fate; destiny; lot

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in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time

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