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Viennese waltz

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Siracusa (Italy)

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The Pretender (album)

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Buckleya lanceolata (species of parasitic deciduous shrub)

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so ... that ...; to that extent; to that degree

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Ono Komachi (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)

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manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

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Leoni; Lionni

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cold cream

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Swedish gymnastics

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a matter of life and death

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kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior

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blessings bestowed by the Buddha on all living creatures

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banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

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democracy

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stomach

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to put on stage

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bruschetta

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Europeanization; Europeanisation; Westernization; Westernisation

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Lemaire; Lemerle

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handling the needle

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bicycle

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cattail cotton; cattail fluff; bulrush down

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(sign of) combing; comb pattern (esp. pottery)

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manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

1

tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures

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diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling

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leading male role in kabuki

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false daphne (Daphniphyllum macropodum); yuzuriha

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a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition

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hair oil; hair cream

2

Moronobu

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Chinami

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in a way that is uncharacteristic of ...; in a way that is unbecoming to ...; in a way that is unbefitting of ...; despite one's position as ...; despite being ...

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cabbage

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theatrical world

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lucky you

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Hishikawa

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village

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actress

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quadruple time; four-four time; common time; the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum)

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stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time

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specially appointed; appointed temporarily for a specific task

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seam; stitch

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Neanderthal man

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pinky swear; pinky promise; linking little fingers to confirm a promise

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to make a mistake; to commit an error; to commit a fault

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Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age

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good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)

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difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them

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