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conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence

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end of an eyebrow

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laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

1

lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day

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mealtime

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to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up

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Chiba (city, prefecture)

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country; territory; domain; realm

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body

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to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate

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some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

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puzzle

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

3

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

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substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

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to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

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wandering

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coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom

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Southern Song dynasty (China, 1127-1279)

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

style of painting

1

handiwork; handicraft; homemade

1

distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement

1

to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress

1

rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple

1

construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

2

smooth sailing

2

to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack

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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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card game

1

several types; several kinds; several species

1

untiringly; persistently; without losing interest

1

be that as it may; even so; though that be so

1

of tender years; very young

1

water and ink; ink painting

1

to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out

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gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

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policeman's rope

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fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching

1

beyond imagination; unimaginable

2

poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches

1

making a killing; making easy money; robbery

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harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy

1

to die; to expire

2

working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains

1

illegal; illicit; unlawful

1

order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations

1

to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)

3

to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill

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to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

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