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extremely delighted

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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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the greatest of the day

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cub

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polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

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inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

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bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

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cough; ahem

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chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)

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to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root

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Heian period (794-1185)

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wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate

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writing vertically; vertical writing

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brush writing

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fluent; flowing; elegant

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hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

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archeologist; archaeologist

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Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar

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sixteen; 16

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Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle

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rice field (usu. small)

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Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)

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Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate

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Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605

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Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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uneducated; uncultured; unrefined; ignorant

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excellence; genius

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Nobunaga

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to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away

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(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand

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concern; interest

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turmeric (Curcuma domestica)

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ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu

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military family; warrior class

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renowned; famous

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uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)

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elegance; taste; refinement

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ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

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reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation

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pleasure; delight; enjoyment; rapid (train)

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LOL; haha

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just; fair; proper; reasonable

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to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear

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to distinguish oneself; to stand out

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

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to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum

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