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internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble

1

advent of a golden opportunity

1

special election; by-election; bye-election

3

city council

1

swelling

1

seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens

1

to interrupt; to butt in

1

tangible side of things (such as equipment and facilities; as opposed to the abstract side)

1

business

1

lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem

2

daddy; father; husband

1

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

1

younger half-brother (by a different mother)

3

functionality

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

5

admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

2

to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look

1

intellectual

2

(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent

1

nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

1

plan; design; layout

1

change of post

1

connection; link; relationship

1

menstrual pain; period pain

2

basal body temperature

1

heir; inheritor; successor

2

to be clear-headed

1

to (do) like this

4

(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game

5

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

1

to amuse oneself; to make merry

5

tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

17

association; society

3

poetry circles

5

judge; selector

1

one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer

1

correction; looking over; touching up

1

editor (in publishing, etc.)

1

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

5

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

4

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

1

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

2

tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

1

beginner

1

criticism; critique; review; commentary

2

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

1

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

2

passionate; ardent; enthusiastic

1

love song; love poem

1