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to bring back; to restore

2

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

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man who brings good weather with him wherever he goes; man who is always lucky with the weather

1

bang; slam; thud; crash

4

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

1

to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

1

established practice; custom

2

shower

4

bathroom

1

being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

1

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

3

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

3

custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

3

suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

4

to mesh (of gears); (fig.) to be in sync (of people, organizations, etc.)

1

agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation

2

such; like that; in that way

4

to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)

2

to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce

2

long (time); protracted; prolonged

4

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

1

to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)

1

to overeat

2

spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

2

to begin to turn

4

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

2

to spend time (on doing something)

5

perfect circle

3

drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)

3

drop (e.g. of water); drip

4

sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant

2

Chihayaburu

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cotton

3

cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)

5

one day; all day (long); the whole day; 1st day of the month

2

little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour

2

waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

5

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

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Kokin Wakashū (Heian-period collection of poetry)

2

pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction

1

index (in a book)

1

ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu

2

Tatsutagawa

1

to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect

1

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

1

cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

2

author unknown; anonymous

1

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

1

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

3