carving;  engraving;  sculpture
 polish;  improvement;  burnishing
 one thin flat object;  one sheet
 to pick up;  to adopt (e.g. a proposal);  to accept;  to take away;  to confiscate;  to deliver (a baby)
 conversion (e.g. yen to dollars);  change;  exchange;  translation (numerical)
 employment (long term);  hire
 to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.);  to surpass;  to be more than;  to be better than
 somehow;  without knowing (it);  unconsciously;  unthinkingly
 each time;  every time;  whenever (something happens);  on the occasion of
 disposal;  throwing away;  dealing with (a problem);  measure;  punishment;  penalty
 remains;  traces;  (the sorrow of) parting;  end
 at this juncture;  after all this time;  at this stage;  now
 to recollect;  to remember;  to reminisce;  to imagine;  to guess;  to infer
 single;  solo;  solitary;  just one;  only one
 with religious zeal;  with utmost devotion;  take great care of
 but I suppose;  it seems;  probably;  I guess
 roughly;  approximately;  round about;  cursorily;  briefly;  quickly
 to read;  to recite (e.g. a sutra);  to chant;  to predict;  to guess;  to decipher;  to count
 armpit;  under one's arm;  beside;  close to;  aside;  to the side;  off-track
 to push aside;  to brush aside
 contents;  content;  substance;  matter;  detail;  import
 itself;  one's own body;  oneself;  originally;  naturally
 place;  situation;  position;  location
 peace (esp. of the world);  tranquillity;  calm
 to occupy;  to hold;  to account for;  to make up;  to take up
 lineage;  stock;  descent;  strain;  blood relationship
 anciently;  formerly;  old times;  a long time ago
 to go upstream;  to go back (in time, to origin);  to date back to;  to trace back to
 large number (of);  many;  majority
 five generations;  fifth generation immigrant;  gosei;  the fifth (e.g. George V)
 death (of an emperor);  demise
 new;  neo-;  newness;  novelty;  Gregorian calendar;  Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
 accession to the throne;  enthronement
 retainer;  subject;  vassal;  servant
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