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Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party

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to send in

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disposition; temperament; temper; nature

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violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

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useful thing; usable article; present; gift

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually

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various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

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direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

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fluke; chance; unexpected event; lucky shot (e.g. in billiards)

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fluke; chance; pure luck

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as if; as though

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(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable

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Toyama Tameo (1932.1.5-1993.5.29)

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towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

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bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

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fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

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competition

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neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

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to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

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to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

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next match; next game; next contest

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Kyoto Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup

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to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

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that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

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from the viewpoint of; according to

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finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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only; nothing but

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development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)

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actual state (of things); actual conditions; reporting live; live broadcast; Let's Play (playthrough of a video game with player commentary)

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counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

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announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows

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clearly; brightly; cleanly; purely

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chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

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intimate; close

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pool (in river)

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travelling alone; solitary journey

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to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

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