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to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop

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(a) Buddha; deceased person

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the veranda of Kiyomizu Temple (located on a steep hillside overlooking Kyoto)

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prayer (for something); supplication

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small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money

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which; well; now; c'mon

3

excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)

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to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

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great joy; delight; jubilation

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dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

4

one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac

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easy; simple; handy; quick; effortless

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two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages

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Ashikaga Yoshihisa (1465-1489)

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silver foil; silver leaf; beaten silver

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shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander

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economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties

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various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)

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winter landscape; winter scenery; wintry landscape; wintry scene

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elegance; taste; refinement

5

spin-off merchandise; related merchandise

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golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny

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brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)

5

splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap

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(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha

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matcha; powdered green tea

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wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery

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to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

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taste; flavor; flavour

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to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

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student (college) life

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two o'clock

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quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

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bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

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spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed

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Gion

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trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal

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to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after

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to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

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spirit photography; ghost photography

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to answer the phone

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to underrate; to make light of

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armistice; ceasefire

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daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter

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capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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house; building

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passage; path; route; one's way

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another world

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one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

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