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patience is the only way

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lawn; grass

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frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

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Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)

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Okuni

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dance drama

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to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)

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season

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written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft

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national university

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The Golden Demon (Konjiki Yaksha) (1897 novel by Ozaki Koyo)

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sunshine

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show

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fair; exhibition; exposition

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procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

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all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships

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marriage ceremony; wedding

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Imperial Hotel (in Tokyo)

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(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)

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Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)

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article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry

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make-up; makeup; cosmetics

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

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(flower) petal

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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heavenly beings shown flying around the main image in a temple; Feitian (2008 Chinese space suit)

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taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son

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fury; frenzy; madness; wildness

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lantana (plant, flower); hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times

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telegraph

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hand drum

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crude wood (i.e. with many knots)

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Higuchi Ichiyou (1872-1896)

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entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)

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feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

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Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

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town hall; public hall

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prosperity; flourishing; thriving

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doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition

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multi-

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mother

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the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe

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three parts; three copies

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concluding episode of a series; concluding volume (part) (e.g. of novel)

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careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

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theater; theatre

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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huge harvest (of the five grains); bumper crop; abundant crop

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ball; dance

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Fukuoka (city, prefecture)

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