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different school (e.g. of ikebana)

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first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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unfortunately; sorry, but ...

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detailed explanation

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piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story

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recital; recitation; chant(ing)

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only; just because; although; even; at (place, time); in (time span)

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end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

1

being struck mad by love; blind love

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new discovery; new invention

2

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

2

everyday life; daily life

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when it comes to; concerning

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backbone; mountain range

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should do; ought to do; must do

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surroundings; environs; circumference

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fatal; lethal

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written report

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aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

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indeed; really; truly; very much

1

each place; various places

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one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

4

worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched

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a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)

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to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall

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Hiroshima (city, prefecture)

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

6

notebook; exercise book

1

to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

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happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

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to record

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posting (e.g. a notice); displaying; putting up

4

letter; note

8

skillfulness

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moat; fosse; canal; ditch

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Shinmi Kichiji (1874.10.9-1974.11.4)

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one's old possessions

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still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

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Youemon

5

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

2

ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

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your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

2

three; 3

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indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)

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gratuity; tip

3

to do

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to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

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grateful; indebted

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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