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Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

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drawing red lines; red lines on maps marking town limits (Edo period); (arch.) red lines marking nouns in kanbun texts

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outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

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palanquin; litter; bier; kago

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to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

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east

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tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

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door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

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west

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for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

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tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

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village

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south

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lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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thousand; 1,000

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dwelling; living

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border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

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town map (Edo period); map of neighborhoods

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red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist

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to draw a line

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink

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to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

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oh, yes?; really?

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in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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escape from evil; exorcism

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tomorrow; near future

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sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer

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to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

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how; in what way; how about

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safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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to; towards; for

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to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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very; extremely; that is

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shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

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grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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