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

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Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)

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800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

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to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

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if it's the case

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to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

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chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing

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supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder

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indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

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guardian; protector; patron; parent

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straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

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fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

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flirting; making out

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sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness

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unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking

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witch

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real thing; original; actual

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whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

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to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

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look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

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to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

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to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

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rare; uncommon

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to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands

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sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

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observation; survey; watching

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to be silent; to say nothing

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to get distracted; to jump off the track

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please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

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brush

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good

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songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance

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a little; a bit; slightly

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way

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making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

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memory; ability to remember

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)

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to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out

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capital city; metropolis

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moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise

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inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

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forced emigration

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in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

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wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

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property; fortune; assets

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