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valley

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

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newspaper

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monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

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village

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influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

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tax

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important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

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originally; by nature; from the start

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

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visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation

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system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series

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protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

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private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular

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poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

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citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

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to; towards; for

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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pounding mochi

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imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress

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hope; wish; aspiration

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goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

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to carry out one's mission

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Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th c.)

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poor people; the poor

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relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

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bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with

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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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cooperation; collaboration

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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amateur's skill or performance

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market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market

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encroachment; erosion; corrosion

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intention; aim; design

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competitive show; fair

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to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

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that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

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the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi)

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unique thing; best on earth

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comb

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porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

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going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

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center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

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