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evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)

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class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

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every person; each one; everybody

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

4

love-letter; precious letter

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

3

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

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to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

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pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus); (arch.) bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus)

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Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)

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to choose; to select

4

pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate

1

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

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze

1

variant edition (of a book); alternative version; different manuscript; strange book; rare book; unique book

1

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

5

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

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Gempei period (late 11th century-late 12th century CE)

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pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

3

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

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Nasu

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Yoichi

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bow and arrow; weapon; arms

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outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag

1

folding fan

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to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

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to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

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

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

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court lady

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

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poet (of tanka poems)

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Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

4

discovery; detection; finding

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report; information

3

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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why; how

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to break; to smash

5

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

5

adds force or indicates command

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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kanji "rice paddy" radical at left (radical 102)

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the Japanese spirit

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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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