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Sei Shōnagon (author and poet of the middle Heian period)

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Kiyoharanomotosuke

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Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)

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to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

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attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism

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wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

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I'll write again soon (closure for a letter, etc.); more anon; sincerely yours; yours truly

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to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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fierce fighting

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congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit

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whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle

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unconditional

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fatal wound

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impatience

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disorder; disturbance; unrest

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influence; effect; impact

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counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

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it seems that; as if

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endgame; final stage

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to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew

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to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

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wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse

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in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

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maple (tree); red leaves (of autumn); autumn colors; layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors; venison

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overwhelming

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paper

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at the mercy of (e.g. the waves); with (e.g. the wind)

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one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress

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to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

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common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar

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fate; destiny; lot

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cards in one's hand; one's hand

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limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

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victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)

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to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

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leaving to chance; leaving to fate

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to hold fast; to protect to the end

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beautiful maiden; beauty

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the sky; the heavens

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salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon

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two

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to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

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half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing

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to try to do; to attempt to do

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defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence

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cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)

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in pieces

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one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)

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tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

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