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rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

2

flattering words; flattery

1

even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

10

Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

12

to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

1

last farewell

1

tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

1

snow; snowfall

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

2

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

1

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

2

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

9

existence; being; presence

1

influence; effect; impact

1

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

1

treasured picture; secret picture; obscene picture

1

Younger

1

sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)

2

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

to translate; to interpret

1

George; Georgie

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

3

operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management

1

he; him; boyfriend

1

was; were

6

Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)

1

Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku

1

Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

1

source; origin; provenance; birthplace

1

emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being

1

diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)

1

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

9

international; diplomatic intercourse

1

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

1

day (as in holiday); daytime

1

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

2

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

2

tomorrow; near future

2

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

3

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

2

I; me

16

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

5

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

2