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stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

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to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

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to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease

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feelings of gratitude

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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castle (in place names); castle; fortress

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to stretch (unbend) oneself

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Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice

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in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

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Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605

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imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress

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protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

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proceeding to the capital

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stay; sojourn

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building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection

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point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise

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Ieyasu

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to build; to construct

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peach (Prunus persica)

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representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

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samurai; warrior; military family

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traditional style of Japanese residential architecture

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outer citadel

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palace; court

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Yoshinobu

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restoration of imperial rule

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declaration; proclamation; announcement

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banquet or reception hall

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famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address

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karamon; large gate with a karahafu gable (typically at a temple, shrine or castle)

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solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive

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Nikko Tosho-gu

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the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas

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metal fittings; metal fixtures

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to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

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all the more

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national treasure

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samurai residence

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carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere

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to look around; to tour

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Kanou Tan'yuu (1602-1674)

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images drawn or painted on fusuma

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coffered ceiling

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to understand from experience

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ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

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measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

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structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

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squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern

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