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silk floss; silk wadding

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sandbank; sandbar

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refined taste; elegant pursuits

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sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.

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hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains

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seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating

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reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy

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furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

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encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation

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to look forward to

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stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign

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to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

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mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

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(rock) crystal; high purity quartz

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Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood

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ownership mark; ownership stamp; bookplate

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enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to

1

one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac

1

weekday

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authentic account

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Yamaji

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Ikeda Shigeaki

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script; screenplay; scenario

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Sakamoto Ryōma (1836-1867; samurai and politician)

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script; screenplay; scenario

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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Oryū

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curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case

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drama; play; powerful drug

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fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close

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divine possession; eccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism

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highly ridiculous; quite absurd

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Shimaki Kensaku (1903.9.7-1945.8.17)

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Minister of Agriculture

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heading; headline; index; headword

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leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure

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agricultural association

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at the meeting; on the occasion

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politics; government

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cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest

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demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof

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pleasure

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ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes

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one step higher; one better; cut above; one up

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the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields

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depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

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to shave

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Ashihei

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celebrity; personage

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one evening; some evenings

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