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The poem was composed by an anonymous author.
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Vocabulary list

sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
shi
noun
  1. poem; verse of poetry
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
mumei
no adjective, noun
  1. nameless; unnamed; anonymous; unsigned
  2. obscure; unknown; not famous
  3. causeless; unjustifiable
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
chosha
noun
  1. author (usu. of a particular book); writer
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
yomu

Plain Past Indicative Form

yonda
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem
  2. to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

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