koi

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And the back patio features a small fountain with a couple of koi, a Mexican-tile laden table, and a brick floor.

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  • Thousands of koi, a black bird which travels in dense flocks, arose from the luxuriant jungle. —  002 - The Land of Terror
  • And the back patio features a small fountain with a couple of koi, a Mexican-tile laden table, and a brick floor. —  The Gazette-Enterprise: News
  • Waga séko ni Ura-koi oréba Amanogawa Yo-funé kogi-toyomu Kaji no 'to kikoyu When I feel in my heart a sudden longing for my husband_,[17] then on the River of Heaven the sound of the rowing of the night-boat is heard, and the plash of the oar resounds. —  The Romance of the Milky Way And Other Studies ; Stories
  • I wrote it down thus: tee-koi, tee-koo_,--two couplets, the first syllable of each a little emphasized and dwelt upon, not drawled, and a little higher in pitch than its fellow. —  A Florida Sketch-Book
  • I heard no tee-koi, tee-koo_, but was rewarded twice over for my walk. —  A Florida Sketch-Book
 

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doitsu · hikari · bekko · ginrin kohaku · kawarimono · asagi · tancho · ochiba · orenji ogon · sanke · kohaku

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