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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

2

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

3

to be found; to be discovered

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3

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

2

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

5

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

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

1

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

2

500; five hundred; many

1

more than ... years; -odd years

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

7

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

13

interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku

1

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

53

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

9

general; shogun

1

tusk; fang

3

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

3

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

9

family; relatives; dependents; household

14

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

6

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

3

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

2

to become; to amount to

2

should; must; -able; probably; likely

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

4

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

1

law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement

1

in accordance with; according to

1

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

1

vigorous; healthy; sound

1

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

7

seeing one off; farewell; escort

1

to prohibit

1

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

5

punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

4

please; somehow or other; one way or another

5

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

12

I; me

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

2

attendant; companion

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

3

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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