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agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance

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coming; going

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visitor; caller

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boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease

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to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

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excessive flattery; adulation

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mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist

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to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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as if; as though

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(doing) together

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child

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living room (Western style); sitting room

3

being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank

4

double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

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along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with

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public finance; financial affairs; financial situation

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riches; wealth; resources; lottery

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quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

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gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

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mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)

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ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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Meireki era (1655.4.13-1658.7.23)

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large fire

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huge profit

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to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

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wood (for building); lumber; timber

3

wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler

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Mozaemon

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Osaka (city)

3

brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer

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pool (in river)

2

Mitsui Zaibatsu

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founder; originator; pioneer

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Katsui Takatoshi (1622-1694)

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one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

3

riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank

4

warrior class

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financial muscle; economic clout

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to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

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to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others

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both; both sides; both parties

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the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

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palace

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magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

4

room arranged for the summer (by removing screens and doors to improve air flow)

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whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)

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glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy

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