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first calligraphy of the year

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secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom

1

the opposite sex; isomerism

3

panic

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

2

skirt

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

4

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

4

gross; disgusting; sickening

4

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

2

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

7

fate; destiny; lot

5

red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

4

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

4

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

5

this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)

1

damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

7

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

2

food

3

dish of pickled skipjack tuna entrails sometimes mixed with sake, honey, mirin and onions (specialty of Kochi Prefecture)

2

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

5

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

5

light; lamp; counter for electric lights

1

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

1

to like; to love; to be fond of

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

7

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

1

pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of

1

inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing

1

than; other than; except; but

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

4

all day long; all the day; throughout the day

2

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

4

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

4

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

33

to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix

1

younger; junior

3

contradiction; inconsistency

1

compatibility; coexistence; standing together

2

smoothly; swiftly

2

body; frame

1

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

2

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

2

to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

1

minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)

1

love is blind; (lit.) (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples

2

to fall in love

1

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

3