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coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

3

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

3

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

comment

2

email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male

5

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

1

unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

to face the situation

1

countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick

2

national election

8

to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

12

outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious

1

beyond one's means or position

6

to survive; to live long

2

town council

1

to be of no importance

1

deliberation

1

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

1

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

2

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

1

Matsushima Midori (1957-)

1

relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting

1

daytime; during the day; Japan and China

1

NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation

4

news

4

cable television

1

channel

2

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

2

reading (books)

2

to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up

2

rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed

1

stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular

1

to add (to); to add on; to append

1

magazine

2

collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook

3

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

17

poetry circles

3

to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

6

recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem

1

being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning

3

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

1

to keep a house; to run a household

1

anecdote; unknown fact

1

section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing

2

to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on

1

every night; nightly

1

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

1

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

1

introduction of poems at a poetry party

2