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monthly publication; monthly issue

2

best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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cheer; shout of joy

2

going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing

1

to fade; to discolour; to discolor

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deep emotion; being filled with emotion

1

monthly magazine

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formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

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to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)

1

paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

1

because

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contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

1

to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick

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composite or montage photograph

2

(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields

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to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

1

vista; background; perspective; distant view

1

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty

1

title

2

editorial department

1

sealed letter

1

according to (someone)

1

sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

4

prize money; monetary award; reward

3

100,000; hundred thousand

3

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

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(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering

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report; information

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magazine

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to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

2

surprise

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Valentine's Day

2

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

1

Friday

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approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

1

anguished; distressed; worried; horny

1

postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

1

without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to

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furniture

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pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency

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kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

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beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start

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feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report

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(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other

1

Dane; Dehn

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worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class

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well-known; noted; celebrated

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yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

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