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Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)

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Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)

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wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

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multi-

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fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

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word; language; speech

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to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

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sea route

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stopping at a port

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to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

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preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

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pilgrimage; visit

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to badger; to pester; to beg

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safety; security

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serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis

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fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer

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getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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to let (someone) take hold of your hand

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completely; not at all

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impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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express messenger

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Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)

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to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of

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unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

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tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)

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small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

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Heihachirou

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to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

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to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

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after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind

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Kunlun mountains

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interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter

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to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood

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to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

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to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied

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to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

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fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)

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three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

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to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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tea container having pronounced "shoulders" near the neck

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an old woman's gray hair; old woman with white hair

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eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

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to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

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three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China

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