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sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness

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adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

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meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect

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rare

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bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma

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return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering

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very interesting; of great interest

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disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn

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The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)

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literature

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essay

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The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)

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Emperor Antoku; Antoku Tenno (1178-1185 CE, reigning: 1180-1185 CE)

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Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari

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central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof

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Kiyomori

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grandchild

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Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family

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Dannoura (site of a major sea battle of the Genpei War); Dan-no-ura

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grandmother

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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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Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea

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to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)

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peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)

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native speaker

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story (verbal) problem; problem expressed in words

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common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

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peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable

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omniscience and omnipotence

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loser; defeated person; the defeated

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curt; blunt; point-blank

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classical form of na-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the particle "ni" with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")

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classical form of i-adjective inflection (attributive form ends in "shiki" and predicative in "shi")

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emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit

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worthless thing; trivial thing

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to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

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example; illustration

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to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

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eternity; perpetuity; permanence

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trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent

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to cook (e.g. rice); to boil

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causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart

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have to do; must; should; ought to

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(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets

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dictionary of archaisms

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(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

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Bierce

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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black joke; black comedy; morbid humor

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based on; on the basis of

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