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to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

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lampoon; satirical poem

4

book; volume

3

imperial property

2

pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

6

lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)

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exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

2

apocryphal work; forgery; spurious article

4

this kind

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

7

questionable; doubtful; suspicious

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to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

6

citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

5

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

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speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

2

gleaning; gleanings

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to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

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Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)

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kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)

1

perusal; one reading

4

this place; here

1

corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings

2

Suna

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Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)

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broom

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big gamble; big plunge; big mountain

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Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)

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beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank

4

line; row; rank; list

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horses and cattle

2

Kamo Shrine

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kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree

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feudal lord; daimyo

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to remain; to be left

2

crossing water with a horse

1

fireside

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to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture

2

old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book

2

Monday

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difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different

1

unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse

1

live bait

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chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

1

news of a victory

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immediately; at once; instantly

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fast typing; fast beating; fast drumming

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express messenger; postman; mailman; courier

2

twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days

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not yet; un-

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