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せん
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
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新撰

新選
しんせん
newly compiled, selected or edited
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勅撰

ちょくせん
compilation for the emperor; emperor's literary production
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選集

撰集
せんしゅう、せんじゅう
selection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected extracts
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官撰

かんせん
government compilation
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選ぶ

撰ぶ、択ぶ
えらぶ
to choose; to select
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特選

特撰
とくせん
specially selection; special approval; special prize; high honour
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杜撰脱漏

ずさんだつろう
careless (slipshod) and with many omissions
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杜撰

ずさん、ずざん
careless; sloppy; faulty; author who makes many mistakes; author who uses unsupported references
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勅撰集

ちょくせんしゅう
imperial-commissioned poem anthology