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talking about memories; reminiscences

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jam-packed; packed in like sardines

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Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15); Aoi Matsuri

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restaurant; inn

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character

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distant place; remote point

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participant; entrant; player; competitor

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

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China; Chinese

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shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio

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to be rustic; to be countrified; to have a rural feel

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musical instrument

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to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck

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to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice

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Daimonjiyama

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fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods

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to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)

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to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet

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unpadded kimono

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three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle

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all together in a line; all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; inappropriately dressed for the occasion

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sitting in a circle

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to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

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to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

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practising law; legal processes in running a country; method; way; magic

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clumsy; unskillful

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the public; general public

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to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage

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legendary monster resembling a flying squirrel; Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys); Japanese dish prepared with cooked fish and chicken

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sweet-potato vines

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swelling; boil

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each; respectively

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meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

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capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

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to single out; to select

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explanation; vindication

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taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals

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mizuchi; aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath; unfulfilled genius; dormant talent

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hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

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book; register

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to unfold; to unroll; to open

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in order; in turn

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reading only the important parts; reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand

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signature; autograph; signing one's name

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well-known and unknown; somebodies and nobodies; both famous and humble

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family name; lineage; birth; clan

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large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)

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three cardinal virtues (wisdom, benevolence and valour (valor)); (having) three uses (e.g. a kitchen knife); (having) three advantages (e.g. a method); three qualities of nirvana (dharmakaya, prajna and moksha); three qualities of parinirvana; three virtues of Buddhahood (benevolence, wisdom and renunciation of klesha)

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yuzen (dyeing method or pattern); silk printed by the yuzen process

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