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G; g; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss; general audience (film certificate)

2

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

1

complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

1

newspaper

1

departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal

1

most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

1

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

2

on the chopping board

1

to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position

2

practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic

1

Takechi Tetsuji

1

return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation

1

heresy

1

Norimine Eiichi

6

bet; wager; stake; gamble

3

night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set

1

rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling

5

breaking bamboo

1

consecutive victories; series of victories

1

end; close; termination

1

total; full amount; sum

1

nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country

2

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

4

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

all over the world

1

to be well-known

1

proviso

1

(abbr) Sports Nippon (newspaper)

1

column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box

13

writer; author

1

Japan's best; number one in Japan

2

Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

1

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

1

genius; prodigy; natural gift

1

columnist

1

order of arrival

1

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

1

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

1

with these words; while saying

1

judo

1

championship; title (of champion)

1

Ogawa Naoya (1968.3-)

1

stream; brook; creek

1

Japan Railways; JR

2

A; a

1

mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

1

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

2

personal affair; one's own affair

1

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

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