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Japan

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Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)

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secluded life

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to hand over; to turn over; to cede

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eastern expedition

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Nagasunehiko

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formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

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original inhabitant; aboriginal; previous priest

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powerful family; powerful clan

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disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet

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conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition

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Yamato; Japan

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Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record

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founding of a nation

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rock door (to a cave)

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authoritarianism

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blood vessel; blood relationship

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male lineage

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succession; inheritance

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major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major

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Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto

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categorize

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to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

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timewasting; killing time

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regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)

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incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical

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three enlightened men (Buddha, Confucius and Christ; Lao-tzu, Confucius and Buddha; etc.); three sages; three virtuous men; the three most accomplished people (of a particular craft or trade)

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praise; hymn (genre of the Shi Jing)

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gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash

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beam

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street; quarter; district; area

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blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!

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careful; elaborate; scrupulous

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at one's sweet will; doing whatever one pleases; however one pleases

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conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)

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how many months?; how long?

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100,000,000; one hundred million

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shoes

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waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess

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high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic

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last night; yesterday evening

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matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

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staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)

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lodging together; training camp; boarding house

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check-out

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thank you for your continued patronage

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calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)

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Saturday

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Sunday

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twelfth day of the month; twelve days

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