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to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)

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from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

to be intimate with; to befriend

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

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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

3

dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

2

Chinese herbal medicine

3

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

1

season; time of year

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cherry tree

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cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder

1

Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)

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almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

1

flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming

1

tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

4

grafting

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

1

clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)

4

mechanical

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

1

notification; pre-1886 administrative order

1

in great numbers

1

plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal

1

drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society

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make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking

2

tool; implement; means; furniture

1

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

1

one hour

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training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

1

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

to come back

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good boy; good girl

1

thank you; thanks

1

nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

1

very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy

1

Japanese clothes

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oiran; highest-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute

11

white makeup powder; (face) powder

1

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

1

lipstick

1

ornamental hairpin

1

dancing; dance

1

Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems

1

to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in

1

further; above (that); greater (than that); any more

1

to discuss; to talk together

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

1

route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course

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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

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gymnasium

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