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Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)

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Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

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Yoritsuna

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high score

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discernment; insight

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one's whole life; one's lifetime

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famous; well-known; renowned; your name

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Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides

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both families

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soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person

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original text

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to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on

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Yorimasa

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Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character

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ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

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ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period

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emperor of the time

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warrior

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to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity

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overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky

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will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing

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like water; like it grows on trees

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dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

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long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem

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sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens

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fruitful; successful

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July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

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had better ...; had better not ...

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maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

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trade; trading

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compensation; equivalent value; consideration

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sleeping face

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to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction

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point of compromise; common ground

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mental derangement; madness; insanity

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sense of inferiority; one's weak point

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exclusive interview

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striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand

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change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state

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scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability

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to put up (a notice); to post

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pyrone

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feeling great (refreshed)

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extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed

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machine; race car; racing motorcycle

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distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies

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intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains

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miscellaneous knowledge

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