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tale; narrative

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Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan

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to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

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good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

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great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

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pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction

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to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

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subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

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obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

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fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness

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mountain stream

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scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

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this morning

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Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times

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author unknown; anonymous

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

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inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)

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allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers

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Tsukushi (provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo in northern Kyushu)

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detachment

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as we know

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Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush

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perpetual youth and longevity; immortality

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panacea; elixir (of life)

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tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so

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development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

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in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

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Japanese domestic

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to; towards; for

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Kii Peninsula

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landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land

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bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

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plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

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settlement; permanent residency

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Zoroastrianism

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

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peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

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to bud; to sprout

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soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)

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to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

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coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

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belief; faith; adherence; espousal

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same family (race, tribe)

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