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several years

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to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

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introduction

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outline; summary; gist; in brief

1

macroscopic; comprehensive; all-including; broad

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afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

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historical fact

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incident; affair; happening; event

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literature; books (reference); document

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Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens

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(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

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Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)

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Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)

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Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

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Kagoshima (city, prefecture)

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west coast

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hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

1

sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

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(it was) not until; (it was) only when

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

3

sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)

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to bud; to sprout

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to be prolonged; to drag on

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winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs

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

5

reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)

3

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

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on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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adult man

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Tokyo

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department (faculty) of literature

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treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

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preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school

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department of Japanese literature

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male student

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senior high school; high school

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boys' school

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school entrance ceremony

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female student

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next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other

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good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)

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eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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in a sense; in some way; to an extent

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