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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure

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famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated

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Hoshina Masayuki

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hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build

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respect and affection; love and respect

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commissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to a position)

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to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish

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reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai

3

occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

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young pine (tree); New Year's symbolic pine decoration

3

fire caused by war

3

garden

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to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

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retainer of a daimyo

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to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

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luckily; blessedly; fortunately

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ash; embers; complete destruction

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cane; walking stick; staff; wand

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bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

3

to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

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rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice

3

easygoing; unconventional; happy-go-lucky; light

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sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

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to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter

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on a map; on a chart

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to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named

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if it is not ...; if it does not ...

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extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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oh!; ah!; oh no

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one tanka; one poem

3

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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picture painted by oneself; self-portrait

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Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

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reason; cause; history; origin

3

endorsement (of a cheque, bill, etc.); verification of authenticity (written on the back of a scroll); certificate of authenticity; note written on the back of a scroll; comment; proof

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old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

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household possessions

2

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

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route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

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connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

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daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

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warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

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the coming days

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every day; daily

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ryokan; traditional Japanese inn

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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