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Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)

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children's song; nursery rhyme

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spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)

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recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song

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smoothly; easily; readily

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

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rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain

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other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

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easy; simple; light

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to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)

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cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

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favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

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correct rules

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Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

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lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering

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tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)

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reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

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limit; bound

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as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

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to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

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to bend (the truth); to distort; to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to pawn

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

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to some degree; up to a point; to some extent

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skillful tanka poet; official in charge of court poetry and music (ritsuryo period); poet

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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sudden impulse; passing fancy

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to go too far

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attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

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to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

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Jōkyū era (1219.4.12-1222.4.13); Shōkyū era

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accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency

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to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to

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companion; follower; attendant; retinue

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himself; yourself; herself

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even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

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overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)

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possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally

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to raise (one's head)

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(arch.) to be underwater from the neck down; (arch.) to collect shells, seaweed, etc. by diving under the water; to force something under the surface of the water

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faction; clique

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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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to lose one's way; to be at a loss

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leader (of an alliance); leading power

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tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend

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secondary meaning; of secondary import

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temporary

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

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