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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)

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witnessing; observing; sighting

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to pile up; to accumulate

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end of the world

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works cited; references

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to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)

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

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Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)

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Fumimoto

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mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

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Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)

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company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

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life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

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Yoshizawa

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entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story

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Mandelbrot

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Hironaka Heisuke (1931.4-)

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supervising a translation

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geometry

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Chikuma

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study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company

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Marcia; Marsha; Macha; Masha

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Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree

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pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation

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translation; version (e.g. "English version")

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refusal; rejection; denial; veto

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Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)

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Morimi Tomihiko

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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Iwai

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Keiya

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Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

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debut work; one's first work

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wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished

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frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)

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literary prize

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novel; (short) story

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Rookie of the Year award

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renaming; retitling

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application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment

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extract; excerpt

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persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

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this piece; this work

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate

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climax

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to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish

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