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Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding

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tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

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world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)

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painting; picture

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beauty

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equilibrium; balance

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to crumble away; to collapse

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feel (of a material); texture

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physique; constitution

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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attitude to life; form of existence; way of life

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taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)

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profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

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cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

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enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado

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and so; therefore; for that reason

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difficult to approach; inaccessible

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expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge

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to manifest itself; to manifest oneself

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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time warp; time travel

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hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build

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creative; original

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procession of courtesans

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eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

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exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

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week

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traditional Japanese musical instrument

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main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist

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arrangement; to arrange; to orchestrate

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record high; all-time high

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Nagoya harp; Taishō koto; Japanese harp with two to five strings

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war drum

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moonlit night

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ancient Shinto music and dancing

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stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms

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folding fan

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sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious

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to bloom in profusion

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Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

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to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

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dressed in a kimono

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raging stream; rapids

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to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

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to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

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equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

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(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

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site; point on a map; spot

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detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of

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