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the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period

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peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947); nobility; aristocracy

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this occasion; at this time; now

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sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen

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chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc

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guess; speculation; supposition

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deeply ashamed (of oneself); overwhelmed with shame

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service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

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to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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emergency

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painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate

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to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

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(that's) no good, is it?; dislike (on social media, etc.); thumbs-down; downvote

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inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement

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subordinates; followers

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overall finish; mop-up

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wandering; roaming; drifting

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smooth (i.e. without problems)

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doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

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peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times

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secondary education

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Girls' Day; Dolls' Festival; Hinamatsuri; menstrual day; menstrual period

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going back to sleep; sleeping in

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independence; autonomy; self-reliance

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model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern

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worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

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well water

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short hair

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forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)

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garden lantern; hanging lantern

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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garden stone

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stray cat; alley cat

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good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

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grim face; angry look

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to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up

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right and left

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soccer; (association) football; seersucker

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free kick

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ahem

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to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)

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having an expert eye

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female molester; lewd woman; libidinous woman; stupid woman

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exhibitionist; flasher

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possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)

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younger scholar; future reference

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(something) fickle; (something) very changeable; cat-eye style (in makeup); (lit.) eyes of a cat

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dura; dura mater

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perch; barstool

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high in the sky

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