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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent

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tufted toothpick; Edo-period toothbrush resembling a large toothpick burred at one end into a tuft

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groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat

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metal basin

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having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly

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whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain

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lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation

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lattice of evenly spaced vertical timber bars (used in facades, etc.)

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cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing

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cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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each; each one

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here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

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to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

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(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)

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(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)

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wonderful sight

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to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)

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cause; origin

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ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)

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autumn rain; fall rain

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to live; to get along; to spend (time)

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all members; whole army

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two classes; double; two sets

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contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden

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hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)

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gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp

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loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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strict; stern

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threatening

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Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

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whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

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gilded edges or rims

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rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

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vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

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classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

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first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy

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old house; deserted house

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to muster one's courage; to resolve oneself; to ready oneself for what is to come

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to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)

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myopia

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nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia

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door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity

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cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

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family registration official

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(under the) pretense (of); (under the) guise (of)

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bamboo stem (of a Japanese pipe)

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