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Akutagawa Prize (literary award)

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

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winning (a prize)

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literary prize

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seven

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prefix for forming ordinal numbers

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publication; issue

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January; first month of the lunar calendar

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four years

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work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

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to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

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dazzling; radiant

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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counter for people

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six; 6

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expression; presentation; representation; notation

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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appointment

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close; intimate; on good terms

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to dream (of)

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to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

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to get out of bed; to show a leg

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creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming

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to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

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to; towards; for

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downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

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refreshing; clear

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)

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to become completely chilled

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to be thirsty

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light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

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next morning

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gleamingly; shinily

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section; cross section; profile

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lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

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unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

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to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

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to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

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dull pain

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

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tip of tongue

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across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

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to open one's eyes wide

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