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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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university town; college town

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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east, west, south and north

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four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

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Microsoft PowerPoint

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establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

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control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

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they; them

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blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)

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White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens

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Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens

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Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens

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the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)

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beast; brute; animal

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north

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

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human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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control

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Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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astrology

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at that time; in those days

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latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

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science

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-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

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understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

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Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

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near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

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town; city; municipal; urban

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similar

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to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

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wisdom; intelligence; intellect

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to pay respect (to)

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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warning sound

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numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)

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change; fluctuation

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Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

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Okitasouji

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to be (doing)

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sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)

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living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

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oh; no; don't

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

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