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the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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Satamisaki

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going to China

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calmly; peacefully; painlessly; comfortably

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memories; recollections; reminiscence

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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to dazzle; to blind

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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to blossom; to flower; to bloom

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island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

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be; is

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strait; channel

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inside; within

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mist; haze

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millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town

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boat; pressed mackerel sushi

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meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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common reed (Phragmites australis)

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duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

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yurt

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(hen's) egg

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vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt

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to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

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actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

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reward; prize

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immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official

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(romantic) love

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to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)

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skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

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on-stage composure

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not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

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conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

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1,000; thousand

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word; language; speech

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price; cost; value; worth; value

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learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

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road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

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My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely

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near; close; beside; third person

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manager; steward; factotum; useful person

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Manabe Norifusa

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

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Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725)

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