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dynasty

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ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)

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whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn

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real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

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a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon

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best pupil; leading disciple

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wise man

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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cheating (on an examination); cribbing

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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production (e.g. play); direction

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immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

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bow (salute, greeting)

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wooden box; wooden crate

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Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism

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bundle; bunch; sheaf

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to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

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beautification; glorification

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portrait

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invitation

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expression; phraseology

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appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

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etc.; et cetera; and so on

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sincerity; true heart; devotion

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to be smeared; to be covered

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years later

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historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives

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branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family

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muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

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suitable age

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verbal promise; one's word

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inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

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embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

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happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

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happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation

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every person; every mouth; every entrance

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blessing

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heir; inheritor; successor

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frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now

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accident; emergency; calamity

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prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

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palm (of one's hand)

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to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

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to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

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sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

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to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile

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rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)

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