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youth novel

3

young adult

1

way of calling (something or someone)

2

young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age

2

literature

18

ignorance; innocence; stupidity

1

lack of understanding; lack of sympathy

1

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

1

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

2

established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

1

to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

1

large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

4

failure; mistake; blunder

2

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

4

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

1

clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

1

any one; any; whichever

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

14

discernment; insight

2

common gull (Larus canus); gull (Laridae spp.); seagull

1

Yamashita Haruo

2

Chikuma

1

study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company

2

stir; commotion; noise

1

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

1

daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day

1

Ekuni Kaori (1964.3-)

3

madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)

1

mountain stream

1

Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

2

Iwase Jōko

2

home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point

1

research institute; (research) laboratory

1

last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

1

God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person

1

Kaisei (publisher)

2

south

1

Tio

1

Ikezawa Natsuki (1945.7-)

1

elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)

1

publication

3

besides; moreover; in addition

1

Imae Yoshitomo (1932.1.15-)

3

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

2

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

1

straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)

1

Machi

1

Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)

2