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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

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autumn breeze; fall breeze

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dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

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was; were

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

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yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

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back country; remote countryside

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completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

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small; little; tiny

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was

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however; but

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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be; is

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now; soon; already; yet; further; more

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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only; nothing but

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what is it?

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skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso

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in that way; thus; so; so?

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

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row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

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in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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critic; reviewer; commentator

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

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centre; center

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seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

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to lower; to be lowered

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establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

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wind instrument

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ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

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to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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string instrument; stringed instrument

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balance

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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indirection; indirectness

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teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

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