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something well-known throughout the world

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we

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lens

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riding ground; racecourse; racetrack

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sign; mark; marker; marker

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because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

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various

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horseman; rider; jockey

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to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense

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gambling

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betting ticket; betting slip

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pocket

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to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

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race

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one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)

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second (unit of time); arc second

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moment; instant

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next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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dead leaf; dry leaves

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spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter

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prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

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miraculous fountain; fountain in the grounds of a shrine

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garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment

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traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5 event at Kamigamo shrine

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spectators; onlookers; members of the audience

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attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb

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rule

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commissioned officer; military officer

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curl (of hair); ringlet

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rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick

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shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering

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standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge

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(an) authority; (a) source; (written) reference

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ranging through (mountains, fields, etc., looking for something); roaming over; searching far and wide; reading extensively

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to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

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in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

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to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)

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document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

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to make a speech; to address

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hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)

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pilgrimage; pilgrim

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puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish

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conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control

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all; everything

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railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

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departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

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branch office

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(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

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sound of the sea; sound of the waves; sound of massed chanting of sutras, etc.

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to gather; to collect; to assemble

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