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early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

4

no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all

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history of Japan; Japanese history

1

aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

1

law decreeing rules for daimyo during Tokugawa shogunate

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Treaty of Westphalia (1648)

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poetic

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

1

Japanese person; Japanese people

1

unworthy; unbecoming; improper

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to kill time

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

2

review; rehearsal

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course fees; training fees

1

privilege; special right

2

exemption; exoneration; discharge

1

short course; training

1

something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

1

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

5

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

3

reluctantly; unwillingly

2

adverb

1

because; as; since

5

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

3

page

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ancient times; distant past; antiquity

5

Mesopotamia

1

intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary

5

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

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name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

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not caring; not giving a damn

4

chronological order; time series

1

to keep in mind; to memorize

1

historic; historical

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I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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good performance; good work; great success

2

for example; for instance; e.g.

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pyramid

2

building

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guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

2

tourist attractions

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

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charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

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partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

2

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

4

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

3

commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)

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