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April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

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Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)

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reading; translation

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most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place

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moon; month

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messenger; envoy; emissary

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young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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emperor (of Japan); mikado

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old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

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letter; missive; note; mail

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immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead

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most; extremely

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mountain top; summit; peak

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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to order; to command; to appoint

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riches; wealth; resources; lottery

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man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

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origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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passage; paragraph

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to come to an end; to close the curtain

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work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

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background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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text; textbook

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to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

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forelock; bangs

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to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

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form; shape; figure; visage

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bridge of the nose

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

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ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

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small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

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to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

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lips

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each and every; all

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(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

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line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

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