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to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate

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dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

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truly; indeed

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child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)

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once more

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

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youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

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a little bit; a little while

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in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

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dead

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Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)

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thunder

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(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

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to have an air of sublimity; to appear majestic

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Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)

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to blaze; to burn brightly

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to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

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very stupid (person); great fool; oneself

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kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun

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young girl; young lady

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(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)

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lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

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self-contradiction

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defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste

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to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions

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certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

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the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance

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lath

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fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

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(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money

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politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure

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metal

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(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see

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answering question by question

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characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate

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after one's death

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evening; evening (of a special event); last night; yesterday evening

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prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

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to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

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rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason

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to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

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by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

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brand; mark

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flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

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to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order

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to chastise; to punish; to discipline

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to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

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to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

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fire; conflagration

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clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather

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