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to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

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territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto

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should do; ought to do

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to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

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imperial command

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what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

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official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); titled lady (legal wife of an important official); government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); clerk working for large temples and shrines

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head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

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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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sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

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reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

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certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

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to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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old; olden

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friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

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like; as if; the same as

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily

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to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

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soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

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to attack; to assault; to assail

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to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along

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to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

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preparation; provision; guarding

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strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

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Satori; folklore monster that can read minds

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counter for temples

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Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)

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few days

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degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

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to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

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was

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call; appeal

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correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

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thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

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is not; am not; are not

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress

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roof

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

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to look around; to tour

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to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman

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punishment; judgement; judgment

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that; the matter in question

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