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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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Heian-kyō; former name of Kyoto, capital city of Japan from 794 to 1869

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what

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fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall

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the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery

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Emperor of Japan

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to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

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lane; alley

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intersection on a go board; grid layout (e.g. of streets); grid pattern

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division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot

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division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie

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title

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reading through (a book); finishing (a book)

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

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even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

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appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever

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to take time

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data; datum

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input

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

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a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours

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pre-era; BC; BCE

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Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

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output (electrical, signal, etc.)

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doing as one is told; yes-man

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recitation; reciting from memory

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clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright

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with a collapse; with a slump

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enumeration; citation; listing

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fluent; smooth; flowing

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to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

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former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move

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earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware

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Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)

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person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university

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district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)

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negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations

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Kofun period (of Japanese history, 250-538 CE); Tumulus period

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Asuka period (550-710 CE)

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national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate

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Uraga

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arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship

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black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

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founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

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reopening; resumption; restarting

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foreign; abroad; overseas

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various countries; various regions; various provinces

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