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to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look

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intellectual

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(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent

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nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

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plan; design; layout

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change of post

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connection; link; relationship

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menstrual pain; period pain

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basal body temperature

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heir; inheritor; successor

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to be clear-headed

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to (do) like this

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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; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game

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karuta game in which players race to grab cards associated with a given reading

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to amuse oneself; to make merry

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tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

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association; society

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poetry circles

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judge; selector

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one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer

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correction; looking over; touching up

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editor (in publishing, etc.)

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contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

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

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same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin

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five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)

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tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

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beginner

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criticism; critique; review; commentary

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adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration

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supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

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passionate; ardent; enthusiastic

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love song; love poem

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aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)

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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

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daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision

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to be conceited

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official residence

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karuta gathering (for playing uta-garuta)

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Tottori (city, prefecture)

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one's view of life; attitude toward life; outlook

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heir; successor

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inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem

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chivalrous spirit; chivalry

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to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)

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luckily; blessedly; fortunately

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within a governmental agency; within a government building

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cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together

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registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register

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ping-pong ball

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