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karuta game in which players race to grab cards associated with a given reading

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custom; practice; convention; precedent

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relative; relation; kin

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to amuse oneself; to make merry

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father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

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tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

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well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)

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association; society

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leader; leading figure

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local newspaper

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poetry circles

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judge; selector

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one's own work; making by oneself

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correction; looking over; touching up

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editor (in publishing, etc.)

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member; the membership

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contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

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being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning

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to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

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

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to have the honour of being present (at a meeting, etc.); to have the honour of being a member (of a society, etc.); (lit.) to soil the lowest seat by one's presence

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prefectural office

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one; one

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five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)

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straight line; beeline

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(fine) art; the arts

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to gather; to collect; to assemble

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beginner

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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criticism; critique; review; commentary

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adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration

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to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

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supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

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moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

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love song; love poem

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appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)

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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

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daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision

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product; produce; result; fruit

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to feel; to sense

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to be conceited

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official residence

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card match (esp. using uta-garuta)

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absence; non-attendance

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public telephone; pay phone

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register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster

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Tottori (city, prefecture)

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to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

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women's college; women's university

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second daughter

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