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Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya

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bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

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taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

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chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

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small talk; chat; gossip

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marshmallow

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heaven and earth; top and bottom

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difference; variation; difference

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display window; shop window; store window

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Ueda Akinari (1734.7.25-1809.8.8)

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complete works; complete collection; complete series

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while; during (the time when)

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uh-huh; sniff-sniff

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apologetic

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to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

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... and westward; west of

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Takoyakushidoori

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quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

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imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

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temple (Buddhist)

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traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase

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secondhand store

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tin plate

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model; dummy; maquette

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to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

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market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market

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general store

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to get information out of a person; to begin listening

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obedient; submissive; tame; slavish

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married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

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Bukkoujidoori

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Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person

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counter for temples

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this area; around here

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(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

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(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)

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to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

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excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

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good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab

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dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre

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crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

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to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

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switch

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to gain fame; to make one's name

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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finely chiseled (features)

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dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

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to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle

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paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree

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