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critic of haiku poetry

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successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)

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outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

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style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

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meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other

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long day (esp. of spring)

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one by one; each; every; at intervals of

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desolate; dreary; bleak

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hoe

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sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

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night rain

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board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

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three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

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putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)

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to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

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to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

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site; plot; lot; grounds

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to become settled; to be fixed

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half crop

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horses and cattle

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feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

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etiquette; courtesy

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elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

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well; now; then

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dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy

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deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint

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peach grove; peach garden; peach orchard

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tropical rainforest

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to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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number of times

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being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria

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not employed; holding a post but having no duties

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arms; armed soldier

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various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

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to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

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tenth; tithe

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to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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letter; writings

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scholarship; scientific attainments

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technique; art; skill; move

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seven-and-five-syllable meter

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noh chanting; recitation

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becoming well-known; becoming common knowledge

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company; corporation; workplace

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popular song; hit song

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song; singing

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