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to turn towards; to point

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waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

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Tamesada

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your home; your family; their home; (my) home

4

long ago; a long time ago; already

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the late; the deceased

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fellow student

1

early on; earlier on; from early

2

crown prince

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emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence

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to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

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to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

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precipitous

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(a) little; somewhat; somehow

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pair

4

line; row; rank; list

4

Ukyou

1

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

1

(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence

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to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

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hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

1

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

1

another meeting; meeting again; reunion

2

the other day; a few days ago

1

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

1

busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety

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to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

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Yakushimaru

8

minor; person under age

1

considerably; fairly; quite

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chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

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to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile

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sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

2

aborted, stillborn or miscarried foetus (fetus); (arch.) newborn baby

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counter for wheels and flowers

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(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts

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to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten

1

leadership; initiative; spearhead

1

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

1

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

1

to kneel

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Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha

9

hills and fields; hill and dale

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northern boundary

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sharing the same concern

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last child

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youngest child

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deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)

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connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

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