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or; otherwise

2

calling on; visiting

1

not yet known; unknown; strange

2

one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting

1

poetic meeting

1

present use; business in hand; necessary for the current time

2

Sincerely yours (with the nuance of "please excuse the brevity of this letter")

1

rainy weather

1

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

1

Kitako

1

doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

2

large pile of rocks; open-heartedness; not being bothered by unimportant things

1

large pile of rocks; open-heartedness; not being bothered by unimportant things

1

east, west, south and north

1

to be astonished; to be amazed

1

being very jealous; extreme jealousy

1

money; cash

1

early-summer rain

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

every month; trite; commonplace; conventional

1

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

5

nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

5

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

1

careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault

1

balancing toy

2

Java sparrow; Java rice finch (Lonchura oryzivora, Padda oryzivora)

2

honour; honor; glory; privilege

1

dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea

1

to want; to seek; to request

1

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

2

Daudet

1

Sappho

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

1

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

1

to be of use as a reference; to be helpful

1

noh theatre; noh theater

1

absence; nonattendance; nonappearance

1

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

1

listening respectfully

1

dream

2

ten-night memorial service (6th to 15th days of the 10th month in the lunar calendar)

1

many; much; plenty; hardly

1

Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

2

fault; defect; minor; 5-point card

2

(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing

1

tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

1

money; metal

3

law; rule

1

regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable

1