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to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

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trial and error

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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freedom; liberty

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coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

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(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

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threshing machine

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sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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twenty-six

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happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

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monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

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cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

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expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

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extremely; terrifically; super

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anger; being angry; being mad

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

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legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor

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concubine (of a noble)

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light; right; right field; right fielder

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reaction; response

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transactions; dealings; business

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double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

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shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

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higher rank; better position

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something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

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on the roof; court nobles

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chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean

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illegitimate family lineage

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cabinet minister

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the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period

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lower rank

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class

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seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

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Gokougon

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mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

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house where one was born; one's parents' house

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family status

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grandpa; granddad

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distant relative

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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princess; daughter of a nobleman

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wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family

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please

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aunt

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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since; this person

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Eiko

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elder brother's wife; sister-in-law

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