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Maupassant

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Zola; Zolla

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...

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beast; brute; animal

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even if not; even without

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sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

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bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

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use; service; purpose

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to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

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

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confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

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chameleon

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ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

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opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)

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cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene

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to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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Kinoshita Mokutarou (1885-1945)

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Uchida Roan

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reprint; reprinting; second edition

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edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication

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to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

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to strain or exert oneself; to go all out

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deceased friend

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prohibition of sale

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Tomonobu

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friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

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to rise

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evening meal

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to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience

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(arch.) small cedar; thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)

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interview; stage debut; first appearance; meeting; trial for a servant

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

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to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

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lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

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Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)

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woman; womankind

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newspaper company

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United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)

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synopsis; outline; plot

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polish; refinement

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saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

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Houshin

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reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

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November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

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special number; special issue

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to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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