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to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

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stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company

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early blooming; early flowering

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(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

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lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master

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Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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floriculture; flower gardening; floriculturist

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle

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a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

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kindness; intimacy; friendship

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to buy

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Mino paper (var. of Japanese paper)

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Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)

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shoji (paper sliding door)

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to tear; to rip

1

how; in what way; circumstances

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cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

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gout

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chronic disease

1

in one's senses; sane

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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ventilation; draft; airing

2

haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

3

small bird; little bird

2

cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

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pretty; charming; lovely; adorable

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root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

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bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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old haunts; former homes

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

2

stop; stoppage; end

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acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover

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-less; lacking; non-existing

3

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

1

Sutokuin

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poem or song written by the emperor

1

millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time

1

waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

1

collection; compilation

1

Hōgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20)

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revolt; rebellion; war

1

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

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)

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

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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