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new; fresh; novel

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Ikebukuro

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sunshine

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three; three years of age

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tall building; high-rise building

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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triangle

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exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

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Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state

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Japan

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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really; truly

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

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den; wild animal dwelling; den (e.g. of thieves); hiding place; den; small snug room

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

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ukiyo-e artist

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861; woodblock artist)

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

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the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo

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three; 3

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groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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fire lookout; watchtower

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to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

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to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

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tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba

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ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

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indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

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to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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sigh

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to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

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bye; see you later

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Kuniyoshi

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teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

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diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

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tomorrow; near future

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