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art of tanka poetry

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to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

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someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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idol group; boy band; girl group

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hit song; best-seller

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parting; separation; farewell

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shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

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to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

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profoundly memorable

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emptiness; vacuum; blank

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to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

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to wave one's hand

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

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disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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Los Angeles

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

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to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

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one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series

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to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine

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cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

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leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress

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to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

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outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

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two legs; two feet; two pairs

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straw sandals

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to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

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experienced; well-versed

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body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

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front; frontage; facade; main

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shoulder

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to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

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(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit

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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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should; must; -able; probably; likely

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non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin

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to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

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every year; yearly; annually

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

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nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

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week; weak

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Japanese (people, language, style)

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festival (esp. music, film, etc.)

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

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commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

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event; function

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