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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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harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)

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superior to (e.g. professional, etc. in ability or achievement); ignoring (one thing) for (another)

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

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section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

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Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827)

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is something that; is that which

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to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute

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to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

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to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

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sparrow chick (kigo)

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

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happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

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about medium

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

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to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

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frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)

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fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub

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sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)

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was

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major subject; special study

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Japanese literature

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Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827)

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farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long

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answer

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charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

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to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

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(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

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flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

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many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

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to reread; to read again

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round shape; circle; circular form

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story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial

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about; concerning; related to; -ish

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strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

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to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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every year; yearly; annually

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not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore

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to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

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monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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reason; pretext; motive

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to do so; to do thus

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to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

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