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south gate

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sovereign; emperor; monarch

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recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)

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rule; reign; government; governing

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agriculture

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not understanding; not knowing

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symbolic

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vertical axis; vertical line; vertical shaft; spindle; connection between past and present

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abscissa; horizontal axis; horizontal scroll

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attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.

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fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

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combustibility; inflammability; combustible; inflammable

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burning; combustion

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in a sense; in some way; to an extent

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in large drops

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vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce

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dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried

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(United States of) America; USA

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stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

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grade

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to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew

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with these words; while saying

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drinking straw; straw

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drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)

3

Muslim

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fasting; fast

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Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention

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to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

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fear of death

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close; intimate; on good terms

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jealousy

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to pep up; to cheer up

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fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern

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downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

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to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

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before long; even now

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always; at any time

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reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

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to sit down

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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on bad terms; at loggerheads

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long ago; already; a long time ago

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys

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to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive

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eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)

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gradually; slowly but steadily

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to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression

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