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Tsubota

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secondary use; reuse

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competition for better work

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being available for free (broadcast) online

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telegram of condolence

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test print; test sheet; trial print run

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appointment on trial (probation); provisional appointment

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written request

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terminal cancer

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draft (of a document)

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box-office takings; box-office revenue

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Hirai

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the publishing world

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rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed

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parasite; pallasite

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publish in paperback

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replacement

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grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off

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this occasion; at this time; now

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mahjong; mah-jongg

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all on one's own

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addition; supplement

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sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author

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prize-winner; recipient (of a prize, award, etc.)

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writing something on commission; newly written text

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love story

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to win the prize; to win the ring

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public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment

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gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables

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it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

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prayer

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to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind

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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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to change; to replace

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immediately carrying out (a plan)

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first edition

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election loss; rejection

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one-year-old

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longing for; burning desire

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pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl

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bestseller

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very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular

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to water (a plant, a flower etc.)

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one month

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in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly

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birthday party; birthday meet-up

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company director; board member

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to continue writing

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beginning of the year; early in the New Year

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big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)

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