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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

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to share

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method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

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feeling; mood

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

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to choose; to select

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sweet burdock and miso-bean paste covered with a thin layer of mochi

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alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name

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to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

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imperial court

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Meiji period (1868-1912)

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Urasenke school of tea ceremony

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

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to spread; to be propagated

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now; nowadays

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representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

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to become; to amount to

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figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

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whiteness

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emergency; extraordinary; unusual

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to have a smoke

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

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sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser

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household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband

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thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

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plan; idea; design; plot

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craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

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announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

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annual New Year's poetry reading

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poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets

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title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)

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theme chosen for an imperial poetry contest

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dawn; daybreak

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

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green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

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all things; all creation

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heaven, earth and man

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letter (of alphabet); character; writing

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traditional Kyoto-style confectionery (often used in tea ceremony)

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long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

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nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

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Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)

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