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Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)

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source; origin

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Yoritomo

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

2

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

3

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

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Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

4

two

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joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

2

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

8

oracle; revelation; divine message

2

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

2

Yoriie

1

birth; creation; formation

2

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

2

Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari

1

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

2

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

2

following year

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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

3

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

2

walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)

1

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

2

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

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home; family; household

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such ... as; or some such

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don't you think?; indicates question

5

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

5

public and private; official and personal; government and people

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

1

fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

1

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

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to clap

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sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

4

pupil (of eye); eye

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Hokusai

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Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (woodblock prints by Katsushika Hokusai)

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

3

wherein; therein; thereinto

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pebble

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snow; snowfall

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

3

(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha

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far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

3

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

1

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

1

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

3

drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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