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Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)

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sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout

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vying with one another

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going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

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wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse

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splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance

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to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

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dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise

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unconditional

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figure; form; style

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boy; man; male

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grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness

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standard; level; norm

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male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute

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(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning

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impressive; striking; memorable; impactful

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emotionally uplifting; stirring

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(relating to) gender; sex; sexual

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modern

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behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

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atmosphere; mood; sentiment

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to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

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stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company

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selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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to throw oneself (into an activity)

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large padded kimono

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the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down); hexagonal

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striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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ideal

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Nagoya

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Sanzaburou

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to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent

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dance where a female dancer dresses up as a man (late Heian to early Kamakura period); noh dance performed by a man without a mask

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to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

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to begin to dance; to break into a dance

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buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase

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early kabuki dance

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(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

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departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

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your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

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deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)

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to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

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(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)

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