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counter for places

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canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos

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taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son

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Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)

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director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)

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to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

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at that time; in those days

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construction; establishment

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major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

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even now; still; as yet

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door(s) of a gate

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metal fittings; metal fixtures

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Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)

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Earth Rat (25th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1948, 2008, 2068)

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August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

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sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days

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inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

2

further; besides; moreover; in addition to

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door; gate; opening; title page

2

arrow-head; arrowhead

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trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

1

quadrilateral; square

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even; indicates something unexpected occurs

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to build (a nest); to nest

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longevity

1

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

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successive generations; successive emperors

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off-shoot; noble (family) sibling

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dedication; offering; presentation; oblation

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abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

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remaining; left-over; excess

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appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party

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afterglow

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fishing; collecting shells; fisherman

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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for a change; for variety's sake

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fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

2

pale; pallid; bluish-white

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middle of the night; dead of night

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dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

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atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

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buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

5

arrowhead

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end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

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party; set; gang; company; person

5

late at night; deep in the night

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limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)

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entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

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