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newspaper

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to have an eye on; to zero in on

1

Amazon (river, rainforest etc.); Amazon (woman of Greek mythology)

4

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

1

academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome

1

technical book; specialized book; treatise

1

crest; coat of arms

1

100; hundred

1

several tens

2

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

1

to be of use as a reference; to be helpful

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critic; reviewer; commentator

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Matsuoka Seigou (1944.1.25-)

2

he; him; boyfriend

3

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

1

giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)

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symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

3

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

1

dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome

1

1,000; thousand

2

site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

2

access

1

science

2

director

2

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

1

blog; weblog

2

Fukuda Kazuya (1960.10-)

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

1

likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

1

criticism; critique

3

perusal; one reading

2

months (period of)

1

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

4

to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to

1

from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly

1

buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at kids, such as manga)

2

Junkudo (Japanese bookstore chain)

3

to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot

1

(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart

1

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

2

good; goodness; right; virtue

2

selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell

2

square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface

1

spacious; vast; wide

2

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

1

small; little; tiny

3

regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed

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