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running amok (amuck); committing violence on; in utter disorder

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palanquin bearer; coolie; wandering robber

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to surround; to crowd around

2

passage; fare; shipping charges

1

mouth of a river; lower stream

1

haiku poet

4

horizon

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messenger; envoy; emissary

1

one yen; throughout (an area); whole district

4

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

3

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

2

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

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excellent poem (tanka, haiku, etc.); famous poem; superb rendition of a poem

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Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)

5

leader (of an alliance); leading power

2

latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes

1

veteran general; leader

1

monger; peddling

1

nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer

1

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

1

ripple (on water); wavelets

5

only; nothing but

1

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

1

children's story; fairy tale

2

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

1

south

7

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

1

stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion

1

two-storied building

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in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover

2

towering; astonishingly high

1

wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)

1

speck

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all times and places; all ages and countries

1

everywhere; all over; throughout

2

folk toy; traditional toy

1

tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

2

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

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mellowness

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heavy eating and drinking; gorging and swilling; drinking like a cow and eating like a horse

2

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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gourmand; epicure

2

stomach

2

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

4

being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious

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Ozaki Kouyou (1867-1903)

3

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

6

to fall ill; to be taken ill

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resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)

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cowardice; timidity; bashfulness

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