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Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827)

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collection of writings by the deceased

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

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superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

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summertime; summer season

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shop; store; firm

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to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

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evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

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colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)

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scraps; cut end; cut-off piece

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native people; aboriginal; indigenous people

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(a) light; lights; lamp

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Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)

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feeling lost like a stray dog

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neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

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dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole

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morning and evening; all the time; always; every day

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sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering

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to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

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Ikejima Shinpei (1909.12.22-1973.2.13)

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to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together

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famous literary composition

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to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

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squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)

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to show up; to appear; to turn up

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boil; blister; pimple

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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Japanese pampas grass in ear

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green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant

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young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

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(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

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Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam

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rambling; sauntering; strolling

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escape; getaway; evasion

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one's home; one's house

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to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

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kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)

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tidying up; finishing

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packing

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dwelling; house; residence; address

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miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless

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in those days

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to be beyond words; to defy description

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forwarding agency; express company

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doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

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to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)

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there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of

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falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)

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congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

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