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collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook

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fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs

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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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one's later years; final years (in life)

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

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a style of Chinese poetry; legend or inscription on a picture

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failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

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intellectual

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to show up; to appear; to turn up

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principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

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Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)

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simplicity; unsophisticatedness

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speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

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vulgarity; worldliness; worldly ambition

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to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

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at least

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only; sole; unique

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intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

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each; (arch.) you (plural)

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securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

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pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

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to concern; to be related

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right

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exaggeration

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concern; solicitude; consideration

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to blaze up; to burn up

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in one's own way or style

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self; the ego

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will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)

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emotional

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spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence

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this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)

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odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

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Quanzhou (China); Chinchew

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confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop

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large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)

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crystallite

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to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work

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remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful

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large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant

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writing songs or poems; poem

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Kyoto (city, prefecture)

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birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

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ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

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yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar

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welcome; reception

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birth; creation; formation

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to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress

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