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pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

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to put on airs; to assume importance

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fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life

1

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

2

wings abreast (e.g. birds in flight); single garment made to look double

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lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

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play; drama

5

rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths

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public performance; exhibition in a foreign country

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the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin

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Banzaemon

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Nagoya (city)

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nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

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to lower the curtain; to come to an end

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noh song

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double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami); main table (at a wedding celebration)

2

divine spirit; (Shinto) god; soul (of a dead person); spirit

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to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

3

dwelling; living

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inlet; bay

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god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

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generating cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood); mutual generation

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to appear; to reveal; to show

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next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

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auspicious (good) omen

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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Hachiman (god of war); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly

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foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

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well-known

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good fortune; luck; happiness; vipaka (retribution)

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to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy

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record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history

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military commander

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Hōgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20)

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something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

3

Emperor Kammu; Kammu Tenno (737-806 CE, reigning: 781-806 CE)

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descendant; scion

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Sadamori

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end (of an era, century); close; descendant

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Ministry of Justice (in Tang dynasty China)

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Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)

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Tadamori

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ancestor; forefather; foremother

2

to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

4

in the meanwhile; during the time

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having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

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Kamakura period (1185-1333)

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unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); (Taiwan) dollar; Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty

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