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Zenigata

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Heiji

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Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan

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Manjirō

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bath heated directly from beneath, with a floating wooden lid on which the bather sits causing it to sink

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to become poor; to be poor

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to distribute; to hand out

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kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red

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pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

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continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

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dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition

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opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

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Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate

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expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

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to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked

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without; unless; have to do

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group; party; team; squad; section

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preparation for a lesson

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postwar period; period after Second World War

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whole district of Kanto

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radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things

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to build; to construct

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building; structure

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Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc.; TBS

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Tokyo Tower (formal name)

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Tower of the Sun

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Tokyo Tower

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official name; formal name

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application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned

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to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar

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period of economic growth

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creativity

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will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation

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lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation

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that sort of; like that

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extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding

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to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

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long spell of rain

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paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

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clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

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married woman; woman; lady

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dry weather; drought

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mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō

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monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

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all times and places; all ages and countries

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religious; spiritual

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(distinction of) sex; gender

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to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated

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