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white clouds

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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

3

long ago; once upon a time

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inlet; seashore; beach

3

rush-thatched house

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to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate

2

hooting; jeering; heckling

2

Kita

1

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

1

talk; story; conversation

1

time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

1

long era; ages; eternity

1

traveller (passing through); traveler

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)

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Sanshirou

1

lecture

3

beginning; outset; opening; start

1

signal gun; starting gun

1

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

1

congratulation; celebration

1

to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb

1

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

1

paper-thin (difference)

1

anecdote; brief (comic) story

1

Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)

3

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

4

your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

2

bamboo work; bamboo ware

1

something worthy of comparison; something being compared

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

2

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

1

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

1

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

1

admiration; praise; prizing; appreciation

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

1

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

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Japan's best; number one in Japan

1

famous mountain

1

half

2

snow; snowfall

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furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

to follow another's example

1

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

dirt; filth; grime

1

home; family; household

3

to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol

1

stingy; cheap; very frugal

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