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genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

3

elegance; grace; refinement; good taste

4

selection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected extracts

2

improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy

1

substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)

1

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

1

in addition

2

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

3

to express (in words); to confess

1

to return; to come back

1

three generations; three periods; third generation

1

collected waka poems (of a single poet)

1

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

1

contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

1

to become dim; to become blurred

1

establishment; settlement

2

objective

1

subjective

1

preconception; prejudice

1

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

6

transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above

2

Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)

1

ideal; ideals

3

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

1

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

2

Yosa Buson (1716-1783)

31

some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

1

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

33

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

2

landlord; landlady

2

great man; magnanimous man

1

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

1

nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable

1

haiku poet

5

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

2

critic

2

Motoyoshi

1

Munetake

1

re-examination; review

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

to tower above; to stand out

1

naturalism

5

import; importation; introduction; afferent

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

1

clear; simple

2

to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)

2

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

1

looks; features

1

after death; posthumously

4