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to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name

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first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

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-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

3

empty threat; bluff; paper tiger

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sensuality; lechery

3

pathos; sorrow; grief

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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decay; decadence

4

thread; yarn; string

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pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)

3

crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly

3

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

2

to turn towards; to point

2

to reflect carefully

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wise; clever; smart

3

astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

1

tide of the times

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life of pleasure

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(at) one bound

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open sea; Okinawa

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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trivial; minor; insignificant; peripheral

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healthy; sound; wholesome

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(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

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to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

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strut; short vertical post; thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.); (arch.) handbreadth; (arch.) bundle

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sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

2

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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just like

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sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

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personality; character; individuality; personhood

5

free from obstacles

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obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

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hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

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heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth

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naturalism

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planar

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spread; span; expanse; extent

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truth

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addition; annexation; appendage

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vertical; perpendicular

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to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

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aesthetics

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