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lottery; drawn lot

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to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)

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diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies

2

in a day; in a brief space of time

2

criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation

1

one tanka; one poem

1

inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

1

exemplar; model; example; pattern

1

discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance

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Arisugawanomiya

2

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

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to become inverted; to become reversed

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childhood name

3

to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast

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adoptive heir

3

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

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court noble; nobility; Imperial Court

4

failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

1

lineage; pedigree; family line; birth

1

Juubee

37

wall; fence

1

immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official

1

to scratch; to claw

1

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

2

leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered

1

raw food; perishables

1

to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)

1

shoulder carrying pole

1

public bath; bathhouse

2

dango eaten during cherry blossom viewing (esp. pink, white, and green)

1

good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman

1

sold-out

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to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss

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love for one another

2

love affair; sensual pleasures

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shop; small store; business; firm

12

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

3

open; spacious; extensive

1

children

6

each (carrying)

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toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

3

poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)

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liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer

2

to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot

1

to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

10

comparatively; quite; rather

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country bred

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number two; mistress; concubine

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overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless

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