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waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

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form; shape; figure; visage

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history

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to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record

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Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan

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already; too late

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song; ballad

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form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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mainly; primarily

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century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

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second half; latter half

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compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing

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Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)

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completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success

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to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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a period (of time)

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Chinese poem; Chinese poetry

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(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

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ten; 10; ten years of age

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when it becomes; when it comes to

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revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

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noble; aristocrat; peer

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space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

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Japanese literature

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

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long talk

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one by one; one each; one at a time

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long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle

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word; vocabulary

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

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collaboration; joint work

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all; entire; whole; altogether

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

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to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

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to mix; to stir; to blend

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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springlike; like wind blowing through the spring sunshine

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beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly

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the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

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