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to swarm; to gather

1

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

1

The Monkey and the Crab (folktale); The Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab; Saru Kani Gassen

1

stone mortar; millstone; quern

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

8

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff

1

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

1

Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)

10

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

2

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

5

door; doorway

2

flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

2

14th day of the month; 14 days

12

reminder

5

snowman

4

engagement ring

5

(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle

5

tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

1

edible wild plants

2

salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso

1

bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly

1

Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)

1

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

2

giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot

1

bracken

1

boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)

2

Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern

2

stir-fry; stir-fried food

1

structure of an artwork; pictorial design; pictures inserted in a book

2

the oldest; the earliest

1

collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook

3

editor; compiler

2

final; eventual; ultimate

2

Ootomo no Yakamochi (718?-785)

2

sum total; total amount

1

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

2

four thousand; 4,000

1

life; lifetime; age; era; reign; rule

1

Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems

1

later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

2

compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing

1

Kokin Wakashū (Heian-period collection of poetry)

1

poet (of tanka poems)

1

powerful person; influential person

1

government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official

1

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

1

intellectual

1

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

1

folk song; popular song

2