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excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

3

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

1

planning; project; plan; design

2

our

1

perfect; complete

1

sports-minded; sports-oriented

1

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

5

being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

should; must; -able; probably; likely

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

2

tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

10

competition; contest

2

application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment

2

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

2

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

1

Japan

1

tradition; convention

1

poem

1

loveable; very likeable; like very much

1

ready (to do); willing

1

five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)

2

headache

1

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

1

true man

3

brain; brains; mind

1

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

1

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

1

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

1

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

1

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

4

hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

1

to assist; to help out

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

2

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

2

first part of a poem or verse

1

lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

2

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.

2

seven

3

rhythm

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1