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to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

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front gate

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pasture land; ranch

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)

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memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit

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generating cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood); mutual generation

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to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

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machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family

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ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway

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approach to a bridge

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a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

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pedestrian traffic

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Meireki era (1655.4.13-1658.7.23)

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three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

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large fire

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long-sleeved kimono

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fire; conflagration

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neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district

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(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

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death by fire

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Manji era (1658.7.23-1661.4.25)

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to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)

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bridge-building; bridge construction; bridge; bridging (e.g. the gap between theory and practice); cross-linking

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motive; incentive; motif

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purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce

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low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

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leeward; lee; downwind

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approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member

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to; towards; for

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car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster

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long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)

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to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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through; by way of; after; via

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many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous

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cask; barrel

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inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

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to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions

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large fire

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to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)

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night rain

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Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)

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to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

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broad street; main street; avenue; boulevard

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then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

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in the morning; during the morning

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to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

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to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

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