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that well-known ...

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swordsmith

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the four seasons

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small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland

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the Kojiki and Nihon-shoki

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descendant

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

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what

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yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

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many thousands

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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history; pedigree; lineage

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(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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history

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divination; fortune-telling; mantic

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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

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family lineage

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be; is

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he; him; boyfriend

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purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

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alteration; falsification; faking

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hence; for that reason

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was

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why; how

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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extremely important; essential; vital; crucial

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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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by force

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Japan

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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don't you think?; indicates question

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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years later

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various foreign countries; several foreign countries

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simultaneously; all at once; in unison

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attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

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to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

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