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Meiji period (1868-1912)

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old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home

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grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

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failure; mistake; blunder

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cause unknown

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destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down

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disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

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to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

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ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

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movie theatre; movie theater; cinema

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to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

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when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

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to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

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grandmother

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yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

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you; my dear; hey

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Make-up artist

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pomegranate (Punica granatum)

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heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle

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becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice

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use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

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special effects makeup

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imitation; sham; -like

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opposite; reverse; contrary

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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

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sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)

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staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert

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heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

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pure; true; genuine; unmixed

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craving; longing; thirsting

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation

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happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

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to proceed with things; to carry out; to do

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hope; wish; aspiration

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nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

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brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

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to crumble away; to collapse

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to marry

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son-in-law taken (adopted) into family

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to run through one's fortune (in idleness)

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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evil spirit (that can possess people)

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to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

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to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin

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