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with a broad grin; smirking

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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year

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the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam

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national holiday; festival day

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Fire Rabbit (4th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1927, 1987, 2047)

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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literary circles

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treasure

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We

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second line of a four-line Chinese poem

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inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about

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loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

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visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms

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tribute

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tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryo period); tax in kind; mediocrity

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definiteness; certainty

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information; news; report; reward; retribution

2

dollar; money; cash

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winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

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nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)

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ceremony; celebration; law code

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to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain

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patronage; protection

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pacification

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peace; harmony

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call

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relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

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to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

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distant land; remote country; province far from the capital

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to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

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to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

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(religious) festival

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former king; late king

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state funeral; national funeral

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external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)

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establishment; settlement

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to do the job; to do the business

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training; drill; practice; discipline

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imperial family; royalty

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delicacy; dainties

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to be palatable; to suit one's taste

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(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

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dugong (Dugong dugon); sea pig

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

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island in the southern sea (esp. Shikoku)

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habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)

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