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net cafe refugee; homeless person living in an Internet cafe

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sleeping together

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knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

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Hiromi

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wintery; atmospheric pressure pattern in winter; winter pressure pattern

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shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color

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pressure pattern

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poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets

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to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

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Internet cafe; net cafe

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Suma

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Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji

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wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

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various

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(another person's) younger sister

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to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious

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nocturnal (person)

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Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati

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live (internet) broadcast; live stream

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tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive

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playboy

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picture scroll

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how much

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slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)

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(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)

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to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

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having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively

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The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)

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lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)

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eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan

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state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

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old man; mister

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yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up

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notification sound

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to be true to nature; to be lifelike

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taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture

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(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA

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Wednesday

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ho-ho

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woman

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good health

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modest; reserved

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to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished

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memory; ability to learn

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to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in

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thread; yarn; string

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staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover

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Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family

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three; three years of age

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

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