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suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

1

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

1

underground train; subway

3

place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)

3

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

4

riding ground; racecourse; racetrack

3

printing

1

to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

1

appointment

2

strong; hard; manly

6

as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible

1

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

3

nine; 9

5

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

1

plain; plateau; tableland

1

department (faculty) of literature

3

publisher; publishing house; publishing company

5

finding employment; getting a job

1

counter for books; volume

10

bestseller

1

association; union; guild

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

2

resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)

1

freelance writer

1

to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living

1

personal connections

1

know-how

1

being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent

1

turning point

1

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

2

tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume

9

gods

1

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

3

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

4

social problem

1

new religion

1

group; party; team; organization; organisation; association

1

founder of a religious sect

2

(religious) piety; faith; devotion

1

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

1

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

2

contradiction; inconsistency

3

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

1

large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

2

prize; award

1

winning (a prize)

1

infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.

2

commentator

2