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supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

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selection of poems; selected poems

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clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

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pen-name

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stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

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(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first

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on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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early (days); initial stage; initial

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poet (of tanka poems)

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Nakajou Fumiko

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to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate

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heir; successor

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a few years later

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waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited

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manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

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instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

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intimacy; friendship

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

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privacy; secrecy; confidentiality

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death

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disregarding; ignoring

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coherence; order; focus; point

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thought; idea; conception

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brief review; brief comment

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child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

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newspaper company

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to get a phone call

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rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

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to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

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this morning

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look of death; shadow of death

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life span

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to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

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it's no joke; gimme a break!

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comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori

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drum; croaker (any fish of the family Sciaenidae); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)

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the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

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gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering

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to delight; to give pleasure

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to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble

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willpower; energy; vitality

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to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

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unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

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more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

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clinic; workshop

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comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

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to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)

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-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

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