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square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest

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account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters

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The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)

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(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

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descendant

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this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world

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to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else

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tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery

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carpet; rug (esp. felt)

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to compete with; to vie for

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moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

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level of humidity

2

biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)

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to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

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wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)

3

(one's) current position; current location; present position

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upside down

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big; large; great

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dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board

2

short hand; hour hand

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bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan

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Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)

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hardcover; hardback

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Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon

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to need not go

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to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

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forte; strong point

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changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)

3

carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

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sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

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ink

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reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity

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to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new

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revised edition

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orchid; light purple

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permanent; lifelong

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Japanese literature

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borrower; debtor; tenant; lessee; renter

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early-modern literature; Edo-period literature (1600-1867)

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clashing of swords; fight; brawl; scuffle

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used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

2

damage

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staining; spoiling; soiling; defacing; damage

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hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)

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pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

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one's original family name; maiden name

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to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off

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Yuuichi

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Yuutarou

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Yuuichirō

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