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hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress

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things; affairs

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clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record

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business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

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simply; merely; only; solely

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convenient; handy; useful

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communication

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medium; media

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death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

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outline; synopsis; summary; simplified form of a kanji

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light colouring; light coloring

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plants; vegetation

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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wild goose; glans; head of a penis

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to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

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previous writing; first of two books; previous letter

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(haiku) poetry pals

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correspondence; news; letter; tidings

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to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

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to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

1

to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

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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)

2

letter; missive; note; mail

3

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

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postcard; memo; note; card

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worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

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attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

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Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku

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travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

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commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

2

millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)

2

father

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)

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father

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summer vacation; summer holiday

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one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

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Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)

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night train

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Sendai (city in Miyagi)

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how many hours?

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to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

4

platform; home; home base; home plate

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washroom; bathroom

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pupil; student; schoolchild

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alternately; by turns

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travel diary

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mere; only; just; slight

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itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation

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