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gathering of haiku poets

3

Junzou

1

Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

1

every month; each month; monthly

1

Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)

1

Kubota

1

connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

1

bluestocking

1

same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin

4

liberated woman

1

group (usu. of people)

1

outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...

1

craving; longing; thirsting

1

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

1

mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge

1

dark; gloomy; somber; depressing

1

Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

1

deathbed; dying hour; one's death

2

telegram

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

damned; cursed; accursed

1

still; even now

1

grief; lamentation

1

depths of the ear; inner ear

1

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

1

to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate

1

water rates; water charges

1

falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency

1

receipts and expenditure (disbursements)

1

wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt

1

to pay a tax

1

100 yen

3

court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

2

waterworks bureau; water department

1

counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact

1

now; come (now); well

1

bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy

1

windy; windswept; blowy

1

to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration

1

together; in company

1

to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour

2

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

3

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

1

place name; toponym

1

crossroads; crossing; intersection; street

1

prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living

1