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Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty

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(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me

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to examine (medically)

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zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)

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benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus

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9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar

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fathom

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painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

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last day (of the month)

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kidney

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container (esp. for food)

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vinegar

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kitchen

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zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)

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director of the Dazaifu

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sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

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green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

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end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

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cone; pyramid

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weight; sinker (fishing)

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(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland

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medulla; marrow; pith

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bulk; volume; quantity

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pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame); sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)

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young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

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Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

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Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

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sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)

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tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

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sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

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shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

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ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)

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righteousness; justice; right

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energy; military strength

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ladder (in go)

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rule; government

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dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

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(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely

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(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice

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serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

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highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master

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request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)

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stillness; quiet; peacefulness

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Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i

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brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

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alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically

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wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

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product; volume; area

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one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

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