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Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems

1

subject; theme

1

to become; to amount to

31

long; (for a) long time

9

people; populace; masses

2

fast horse

1

royal capital; imperial capital

44

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

1

second day of the month; two days

1

west

10

remote region; frontier (district); border(land)

7

old castle; old fortress

3

originally; by nature; from the start

2

royal family

22

imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace

4

wars; disturbances

1

later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

1

political strife

2

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

4

royalty and titled nobility

4

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

18

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

10

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

82

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

5

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

4

round tower

2

both; (not) either

2

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

18

age; era; period; date

1

to build; to construct

3

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

3

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

5

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

42

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

7

rampart; castle walls

22

to remain; to be left

16

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

27

tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba

23

since some time or another; since who-knows-when

1

delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner

5

pigeon; dove

6

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

89

pigeon house

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

9

to approach

3

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity

3

rather; better; instead; if anything

24

to like; to prefer

2