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man'yōgana; early Japanese syllabary composed of Chinese characters used phonetically

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furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation

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difficult to write or draw; does not write well (pen, brush, etc.)

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The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)

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Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo

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based on; built on; made from

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katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

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Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji

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

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The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)

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sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible

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Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)

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pre-era; BC; BCE

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to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

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bye; see you later

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seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

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to translate; to interpret

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Buddhism

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horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise

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unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness

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to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture

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priest; monk; bonze

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to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer

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the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

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kanji; Chinese character

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these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

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century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

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teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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indeed; really; truly; very much

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sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

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Japanese (language)

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woman

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simple; plain

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note; memo; memorandum

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man

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originally; by nature; from the start

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the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

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mainly; primarily

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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similarly; same (idea); same (name)

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history

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letter (of alphabet); character; writing

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

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complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

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famous; fame

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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