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Fastlove

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Naoki prize (literary award)

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(written) work; book; writings

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narratage

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quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

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unrequited love; one-sided love

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reader

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support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

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Tsujimura Mizuki

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intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street

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unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness

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Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)

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four years

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Mephisto

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prize; award

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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

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rigging

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Yoshikawa Eiji

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literature

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the first and second; a few

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to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

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solitary castle; isolated castle

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bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

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big prize; first prize

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moon's surface

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probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation

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account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters

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haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

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amber

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purification; exorcism

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vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

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refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

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catharsis

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style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics

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Miyabe Miyuki (1960.12-)

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shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

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imperial visit

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ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank

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our

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neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood

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crime; offence; offense

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oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long

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mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author

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association; society; organization; organisation

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main office; this office

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft

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fiery chariot; kasha (mythical beast said to devour dead bodies); (in China) train (i.e. steam locomotive); (arch.) vile old hag

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