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(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha

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to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

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colleague

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bad smell; stink

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(informal) celebration

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illegality; (arch.) police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)

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willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

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grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)

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lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume

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speech and conduct; words and deeds

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criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

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arrogant; haughty; insolent

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to stagger; to stumble

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(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian

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Doutonborigawa

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rambling; sauntering; strolling

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to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

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side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

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to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

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lost child; stray child

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guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

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money possessed

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to get scarce; to run short

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Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire

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cheap hotel

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layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity

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guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)

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morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly

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gloomy and depressing; mournful

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to feel depressed; to be down

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attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of

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to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin

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to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

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mud and tile wall topped with tiles

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dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

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Eizan

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hard to do

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military history; military annals

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royal castle; imperial castle

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beautiful maiko or geisha

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to wait upon; to serve

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unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

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weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs

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pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

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fresh verdure; new green leaves

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to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

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whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo

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back of the hand

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since then; after that

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red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint

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