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(ritsuryō system) teacher responsible for training in astronomy, astrology, calendar-making, etc.

raw sugar

chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum indicum)

agency that dispatches lodged servants

collared

Commonwealth of Australia

the five regent houses

time to prepare a rice nursery

confections adopted from Portugal, Spain, etc. during the Muromachi period and since Japanized

Buddhist center for study and meditation

running style (e.g. front runner)

burial at sea

green sand

convex

to ensconce oneself (e.g. in a chair)

high-quality glossy white habutai silk

to put in a word for

to spare oneself (the trouble)

tree swayed by the wind

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

to have become worn

for the benefit of both parties

discolouration of a mineral due to impurities (discoloration)

to invite

waisted drum

anniversary of Shiki Masaoka's death (September 19)

Maratha Confederacy

history of poetry (esp. Chinese)

extractor (rifle)

center versus periphery theory