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ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)

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please look at it

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to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

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star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

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eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)

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personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups

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opinion; view; comment

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originally; by nature; from the start

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fine clothes

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like; as if; the same as

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pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

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clothes

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one word

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki

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waterside; waterfront

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to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

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(flower) petal

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floral raft; flower raft; Helwingia japonica (species of shrub); (arch.) oily perfume applied under white makeup

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1724)

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jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)

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literary and military arts; the pen and the sword

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counter for people

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(Shinto) shrine

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to encamp; to take up positions

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to light up; to brighten

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

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grave; serious; alarming

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to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

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from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

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pre-war days; before the war

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Great Japan

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dictionary

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big talk; braggadocio

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sea; ocean; waters

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large dictionary; comprehensive dictionary; unabridged dictionary

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address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word

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Kojien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)

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magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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recent years

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due form; official; formality

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pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

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like; as if; the same as

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

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