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collaboration; joint work

2

springlike; like wind blowing through the spring sunshine

2

beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly

1

bloomers; (girls') gym shorts

3

to cause offense

2

eulogy; compliment

1

publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)

1

enterprise; business; company; corporation

1

while; during; performed in this condition

2

tailor's (shop); dressmaker's shop; tailor; dressmaker

1

change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

1

and (also); both ... and; as well as

1

in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...

1

street corner

1

on the way back; returning

1

scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)

2

to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for

1

person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces

1

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married

1

to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

3

to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)

4

fruit sandwich; sandwich filled with fruit and sweetened whipped cream

1

water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema

1

fault; defect; minor; 5-point card

1

to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

1

riverbank; riverside

1

tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)

1

quantity or volume of water

1

bank; weir; embankment; levee

1

to come and go; to go back and forth

1

(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards

2

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

2

love song; love poem

3

in many cases

2

shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

1

rapids

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

4

Sutokuin

5

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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Hōgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20)

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revolt; rebellion; war

1

Emperor Go-Shirakawa; Go-Shirakawa Tenno (1127-1192 CE, reigning: 1155-1158 CE)

1

exile; banishment; deportation

1

to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

1

delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome

1

jealous; envious

1

paper airplane (aeroplane)

3

breeze off a river

1

(divine) providence; dispensation

2