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old ceremonial court dress

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memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

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crib sheet; cheat sheet; large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.

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to retake (a photograph)

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role

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bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)

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Rokujou no Miyasudokoro (Genji Monogatari)

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acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)

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shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

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Onnasan no Miya (Genji Monogatari)

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story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

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aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

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direction

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script; libretto; scenario

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unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

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studio

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Heian period (794-1185)

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to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

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actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

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twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle

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photography event; photo session; photo shoot

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countdown

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to wait and see; to see how the land lies

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action

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clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt

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long (e.g. novel, film)

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actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

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full-time service

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(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court

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narration

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to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

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digest

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second wife

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mother and child

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male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

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appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph

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one act (play, etc.); scene; event

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prince; princess

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bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)

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to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)

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empress; queen

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audience (with a person of high standing)

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bamboo screen; rattan blind

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to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

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warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance

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ad lib; ad-lib

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cushion

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take (e.g. in film-making)

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to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

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to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

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