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(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards

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assistance; backing; reinforcements

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to join forces with; to cooperate with

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changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

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house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

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to make a sound

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to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

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to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

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cannot; must not

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to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

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vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

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like; as if; the same as

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walking briskly; determinedly

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside

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to push away; to push aside; to shove

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aunt; old lady; ma'am

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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

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hearsay; learning by hearsay

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beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings

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fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days

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surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)

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particularly; only; in the case of

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gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

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(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

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mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

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weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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to become (a state, condition, etc.)

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serious; grave; dignified; solemn

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painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

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magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

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pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

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fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization

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from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

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fortunately; luckily; thankfully

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moment; instant

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to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

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blunder; slip; error; error

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

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beyond that point; after that

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armpit; axilla

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underwear; shirt (worn as an undergarment)

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to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression

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to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

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intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

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to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)

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