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takoyaki; octopus dumplings

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to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish

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handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate

2

dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation

5

affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable

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crêpe

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fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted

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official name; formal name

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elaborate; exquisite; detailed

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to govern; to manage; to subdue

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nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

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pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to

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reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation

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7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side

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whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

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local downpour; severe rain fall

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torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour

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fields (of rice and other crops)

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horses and cattle

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house; dwelling; human habitation

2

row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally

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revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance

2

desperate; hopeless

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great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity

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Genbun era (1736.4.28-1741.2.27)

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being washed away

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population of a fief

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feudal lord

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Chōji era (1104.2.10-1106.4.9)

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ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down

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heirloom

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to sell off; to sell completely

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funds; capital

5

riparian works; flood-control works

2

city planning; urban planning; town planning

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formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on

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agriculture

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source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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to call together; to convene

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farmer; peasant

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(giving) instruction; initiation

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to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune

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to acquire a trade; to learn a vocation

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after death

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soul; spirit

3

symbol

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trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing

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climate and natural features (of a region)

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not yet known; unknown; strange

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