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to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

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Takeda Taijun (1912-1976)

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wind-pollinated flower

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context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances

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mistake; error

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Dai Kanwa Jiten (major Kanji Dictionary, edited by Morohashi Tetsuji)

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muscle

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cultivation; farming

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to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

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two or three

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tone

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to weaken

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

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each; respectively; individually; separately

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hand; hands

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ruler and ruled; master and servant

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pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate

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spring water; clear (pure) water

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temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it

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temple (Buddhist)

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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front; frontage; facade; main

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retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer

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sutra; Buddhist scriptures

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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knowing; (an) acquaintance

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

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each; each one

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each (carrying)

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torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

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draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie

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red flag; Red Flag (Communist Party newspaper)

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

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to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

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source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

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pilgrim's staff

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Shiga Naoya (1883.2.20-1971.10.21)

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A Dark Night's Passing (novel by Shiga Naoya)

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in many cases

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place where one works; construction site; working area

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to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt

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meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

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even

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Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides

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battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

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crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

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leaving (fleeing) the capital

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