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because of; owing to; due to

2

perfect; complete

2

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

3

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

2

cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

3

instead; but (on the other hand)

1

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

2

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

1

wood carving; woodcraft

9

king (of the senior player)

13

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

9

(being in) the black; surplus; black letter

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

2

huge; big; gargantuan

3

shogi piece

1

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

to be too numerous; to be too much

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

1

Japan

5

diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger

1

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

1

item; something that one "just has to have"

1

to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

1

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

3

why; how

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

Murata Hideo (1929.1.17-2002.6.13)

1

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

1

to know (a person); to think

1

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

1

wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

3

10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall

6

fate; destiny; lot

3

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

(romantic) love

1

check

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

3

handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade

2

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

1

secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method

1

(giving) instruction; initiation

1

ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

3

to come and see (someone, something); to visit

1