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for a long time

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to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

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Nara (city, prefecture)

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bento; Japanese box lunch

2

departure; leaving; starting; standing

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to badger; to pester; to beg

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

3

because of; owing to; due to

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since some time ago; for quite a while; already

1

long-cherished desire

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(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

7

treasure house; treasury

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some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

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to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

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besides; in addition; also; moreover

2

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

5

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

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flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

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volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)

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to increase; to grow

2

muddy stream

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article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though

1

temporary bridge

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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

3

new; fresh; novel

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

2

forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding

1

minor feudal lord

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like that; so

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colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial

1

independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan

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another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

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recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going

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vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion

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to serve; to work for; to attend

2

lord; master

5

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

4

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

2

power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

4

existing; living; extant

1

even now; still; as yet

1

blood

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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footmen; foot soldier

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jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)

3

large army

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after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

1

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

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to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

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