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Kumi

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system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series

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illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

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map

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publish in paperback

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publication; issue

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Chuukoubunko (publisher)

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December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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four years

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text; script; this book

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to go past; to pass; to pass by

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late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar

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to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)

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period; term; interval

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to use up; to squander

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lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)

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subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea

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to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

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riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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when; at what point

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to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

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to speak ill of

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reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression

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mother

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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center; centre; metropolis

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administration of justice

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national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic

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sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.

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center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

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Miyagi (prefecture)

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hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

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capital city; metropolis

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white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person

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essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding

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all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation

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to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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remote region; frontier (district); border(land)

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to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

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profoundly memorable

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to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour

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dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

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mountain ridge

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why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

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to poke; to push

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in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw

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