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nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

3

party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

6

admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

1

praise; glorification; extolment

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

5

one tanka; one poem

2

fair copy; clean copy

1

deep emotion; strong feelings

4

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

11

(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition

34

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

5

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

7

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

3

acquisition; possession

9

deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

9

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

3

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

2

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

2

Toyoda Masako

6

continuation; sequel

2

clay

4

honorific/polite/humble prefix

7

pile; accumulation

2

little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

2

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

1

fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)

2

feel; touch

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

9

being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

1

guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

6

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

4

large tree

3

Ken'ichirō

3

spring water; clear (pure) water

2

children; juvenile

1

literary magazine

1

red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

4

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

5

supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman

2

Suzuki Miekichi (1882.9.29-1936.6.27)

2

Shimazaki Touson

1

Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)

1

stream; brook; creek

1

early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning

1

Arishima Takeo (1878-1923)

1

scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer

3

writing (e.g. as a profession)

7

children

8

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

4