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fine quality

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generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

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hosho paper; traditional white, uncreased Japanese paper made from high-quality mulberry wood

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kozo (Broussonetia kazinoki x papyrifera); Japanese paper mulberry tree

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common camellia (Camellia japonica)

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sunset hibiscus (Hibiscus manihot)

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white clay; white earth; kaolin; mortar

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to make something (e.g. paper) from wet, pulpy material by spreading it thin and drying it

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decree; directive

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hosho paper; emperor's message; shogun's message

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to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple

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annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building

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close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny

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chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke

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being argued into silence; being left speechless

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to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up

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who

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do not be surprised; lo and behold; wait for it

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Imperial Guards

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written seal; stylized signature

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murder; killing; murderer

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support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

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clenched fist

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mother-in-law

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careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous

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to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

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pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking

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serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of

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to conceal; to hide

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noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

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Konoe Sakihisa

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steward in charge of the affairs of nobles of the third rank and higher (from the middle of the Heian period); administrative position (Kamakura and Muromachi periods)

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Shindō

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Chōji era (1104.2.10-1106.4.9)

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townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

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the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period

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youthful; young; young-looking

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uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)

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personality; style; appearance

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chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)

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politician; statesman

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to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear

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killing; murder

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living a roaming life; wandering and settling in a foreign land

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dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal

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Osaka (city)

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stony mountain

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living with (someone) temporarily; staying with; temporary residence

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to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

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lunatic; madman

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