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spectacle; sight; scene

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clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)

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(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually

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education; training; discipline

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the fruit of diligent study

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to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create

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Kingentei Bashou

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one's later years; final years (in life)

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earthquake disaster

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two years later; year after next

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really

1

recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)

1

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

2

to be intimate with; to befriend

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to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

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bravery; courage; heroism

1

the street; the town

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haikai (collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.); haikai no renga (humorous, often vulgar style of renga which emerged in the 16th century); absurd; comical

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death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

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maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze

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ruffian; villain; scoundrel

1

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

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silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

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Enba

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else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

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Kubota Mantarō (1889.11.7-1963.5.6)

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drunkenness; intoxication

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(dripping) profusely; heavily; freely; brimming (with an emotion, etc.); overflowing (with); bold (e.g. brush strokes)

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(a person's) appearance; looks

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introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

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to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing

1

showy; flashy; flamboyant

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being very popular; being in great demand; octopus dried on skewers

1

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

1

wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook

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first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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earnings

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cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

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haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

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to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

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box of sweets (usu. given as a gift)

3

point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)

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moneymaking; earning money

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to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

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to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay

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carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

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tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes

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to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer

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easy; simple

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