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koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

2

emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being

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wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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small boat

3

whale (Cetacea spp.)

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to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

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remora; suckerfish; sharksucker (any fish of family Echeneidae); live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)

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raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki

2

floating bridge; pontoon bridge

2

officials; authorities

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celebration; congratulations

2

to rage; to rampage

3

heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron

1

to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to

6

step by step; by degrees

1

to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined

3

sea level; (surface of) sea

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diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection

1

daydream; waking dream

1

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

2

being unworthy of one's rank; being outranked

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to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

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Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis

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imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective

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Ryukyu Islands

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remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding

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agricultural land; farmland

1

improvement; reform

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epidemic; plague; pestilence

3

stagnation; hindrance; delay

1

distribution network; distribution channels

1

medicine; healing art

1

mountain top; summit; peak

2

(mountain) ridge

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along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following

1

terrain; geographical features; topography

6

limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

2

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

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inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

2

cold sweat

2

divine; imperial

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ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

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descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild

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five generations; fifth generation immigrant; gosei; the fifth (e.g. George V)

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helmet (of a warrior); headpiece

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emperor's seal

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)

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mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language

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