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after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

1

correction; revision; rectification

1

to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation

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strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

1

to blow violently

1

thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming

1

loud laughter; roaring with laughter

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to sniff out; to get wind of

1

to look forward to

2

to keep standing; to stand motionless

1

returning home; going home; coming home; getting home

1

to ride upon the winds

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syllable

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

four thousand; 4,000

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8000 years; thousands of years; eternity

1

considerably; greatly; a lot

1

to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up

1

since one was born; (in) all one's life

1

stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded

1

to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

1

multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

1

grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

1

rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

1

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole

1

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

1

to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

1

each and every; all

1

stale; hackneyed; clichéd

1

afterword; postscript

3

Yūichirō

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steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy

2

plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)

4

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

2

dream

1

heap; pile; stack; full measure

1

metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge

2

pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment

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Megu; Meg

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personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car

3

novelization; turning (a film script, manga, etc.) into a novel

8

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

1

even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless

1

library; book collection; paperback book

3

editor (in publishing, etc.)

1

clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

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novel; story; (work of) fiction

2