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to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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thin; slender; fine; unlucky

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bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

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a certain ...; some ...

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in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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belief; faith; conviction

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strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

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mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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every year; yearly; annually

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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month

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Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)

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to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for

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memorial service

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to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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home area; home town; local

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

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posterity; future life; life to come

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

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red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue

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small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

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rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)

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lord; master

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to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

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oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

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becoming a lordless samurai

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one's long-cherished desire

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

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tenement house; row house

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dwelling; house; residence; living; life

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ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

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to become; to amount to

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tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

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to live; to get along; to spend (time)

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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still (continuing); as ever; further

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resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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