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sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

1

recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)

3

short short (story); flash fiction

3

complaint; grumble

1

women's dormitory

12

main constituent; core; nucleus; subject

1

exaggerated; extravagant; overdone

1

kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool

1

university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

4

system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam

1

article

1

national; founded and run by the central government

1

permanent national policy

2

(legally) incorporated educational institution

1

calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)

2

tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō

3

flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana

2

introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part

4

graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender

1

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

1

consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness

2

clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

1

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

2

childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing

1

chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

1

girls' school

3

Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)

1

ordinary citizen; the general public

2

horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language

3

to interrupt; to butt in

3

joke; playfulness; kidding around

2

nameplate; doorplate

1

left side; left-hand side

4

alphabet

1

love; adoration; being fond of; having a passion for

1

big; large; great

1

burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

3

fatal wound

1

to dye; to colour; to color

2

item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

2

truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

1

compendium of laws; statute books; (lit.) complete book of the Six Codes

1

notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card

1

above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach

2

special selection; finest pick; top pick

6

disparate society; stratified society

1

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

2

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the like

1

conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché

1

boarding school

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