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author; writer; novelist; artist

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residing; living; dwelling

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northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland

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charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

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editorial department

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bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

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comic books; comics; comic; comical

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fourth

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bridge

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Chiyodaku

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Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area

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mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items

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it seems that; as if

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recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

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to sell

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shop

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official

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March; third month of the lunar calendar

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hearsay; rumor; grapevine

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crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

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label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)

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major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

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familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

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looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to

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

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library; book collection; paperback book

3

publication; issue

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always; usually

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indeed; really; truly; very much

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bundle; pack; bunch

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pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide

3

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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long (time); longstanding; for a long time

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living thing; organism; creature; biology

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extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out

1

plant; vegetation

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insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

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fish

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entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

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last chapter (book, etc.)

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first out

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reader

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to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

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publication

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Hamada

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being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

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spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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