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Sawa Takamitsu (1942-)

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diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)

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to be brief and to the point; to be succinct

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sudden price jump; steep price rise

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self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk

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to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

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association; society

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English translation

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approximation; having a close resemblance

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personal opinion

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major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner

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Nihon kokugo dai jiten (famous Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan)

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things; everything

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the same kind; accomplice; partner

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companion; partner; spouse

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commerce and industry

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harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady

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prevention; check

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promoting; increase; advance

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formation; combination

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government permission; official licence; official license; government permit

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merchant guild entrusted by the shogunate to manage its respective trade (Edo period)

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puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

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dialect; provincialism

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example; illustration

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evidence; proof; witness

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100,000,000; one hundred million

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once in a lifetime; once in one's life

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nation-state

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letterpress printing; moveable type printing

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widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally

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printing

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Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

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Anderson

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nationalism

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scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

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same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin

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to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

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nothing but; none other than

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folklore

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Thoms

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person of letters; literary person

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artist

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love of antiquities

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information exchange

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subtitle; subheading

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Notes (e.g. Lotus Notes)

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and; AND (Boolean operator)

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launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue

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space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

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