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tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

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after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

4

fabrication; lie; fiction

1

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

1

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

1

manager; proprietor

1

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

10

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

1

just because; even if; even though

2

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

1

one's post; place of work; workplace

1

national sport (e.g. sumo)

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

3

newspaper company

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

2

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

4

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

1

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

1

change (for a purchase); toilet splashback

2

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

7

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

4

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

1

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

2

lady; gentleman; person

4

three years

1

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

1

un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...

1

the way (to somewhere); how to reach (a place)

1

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

2

to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

1

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

3

yearned for; longed for; missed

1

grim face; angry look

1

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

3

the Moon

1

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

4

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity

1

show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business

1

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

1

uproar; disturbance

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape

1

moving picture

1

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

5

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

2

the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional

1

entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person

3

Oohari

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