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Buddhist monk

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root; basis; foundation

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Wood Tiger (51st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1914, 1974, 2034)

9

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

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the publishing world

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state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

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advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

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signpost; regulation sign

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businessman; industrialist

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armored horse; strong horse; wind chime; motorcycle

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inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household

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Hiroaki

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agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)

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large amount of money; great cost

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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Kindaichi Kyousuke (1882.5.5-1971.11.14)

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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traditional (folk) song

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latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part

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one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around

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to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

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loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

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funds; capital

2

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

2

Koutarou

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mysterious occurrence

2

first volume (in set); volume one; book one

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kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)

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story; tale

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hibernation; winter sleep; torpor

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male convict; male prisoner

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reissue (of a discontinued magazine, etc.); republication; reprint; resumption of publication

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fourth

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Hotsuma Katori (1874-1954)

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metal caster

2

manuscript; version; draft

3

in proportion to; just as much as

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based on; grounded on

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considerably; fairly; quite

2

putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

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beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

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the fifth

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Kindaichi

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Bachelor of Arts; BA; B.A.

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Saitou

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Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements

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English studies; English philology; English linguistics

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stationed in the United States; resident in the United States

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ambassador

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dying while traveling; dying while abroad

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