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Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)

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public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

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various; many; several

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daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

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product demonstration; sales demonstration

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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background research; research into the period

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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nowadays; recently

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(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

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sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)

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Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)

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railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

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underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

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shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake

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to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich

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entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person

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high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

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he; she; that person; (arch.) you

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columnist

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acquaintance

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(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)

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title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

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accurate; correct; precise; exact

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

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to be able to manage somehow or another

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rice cakes; pounded mochi rice

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indicate reason; infers some protest

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sugar

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to flavor; to flavour; to season

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just a minute; small quantity

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(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension

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food texture; mouthfeel

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answer; solution

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sugar maple (Acer saccharum); rock maple

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sap

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to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

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tree; trees and shrubs

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to replace; to move; to change the position of

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syrup

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gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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ago; since; before; previous

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honey

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highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

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(United States of) America; USA

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