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national road; national highway

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prefectural road

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fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity

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minivan; people carrier

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ancient people

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labor; labour; toil; hardship

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insubstantial; pointless

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older sister

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legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor

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to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)

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rather than (do ...)

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rank; ranking order; hierarchy

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(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency

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anyone can see that; it's obvious that

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pregnant woman

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crafty courtier; traitor

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to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

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to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in

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great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn

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hardworking; studious

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true story

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please refrain (from)

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biological older sister; real elder sister

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thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack

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having a companion makes the journey easier; travel is better with company

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dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

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Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)

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opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)

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bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles

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inefficient

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outward journey

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leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors

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consecutive holidays

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to lack

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taking the family along

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front approach to shrine or temple

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avenue of cedars (cryptomeria)

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before the gate; in front of the gate

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first torii gate of a shrine

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Nikkouzanrinnouji

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left back (corner, etc.); on the left and at the rear; left-hand side and at the back

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pension (Western-style boarding house)

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reserved; engaged

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administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

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yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe

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open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo

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starlight

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field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

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