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

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short (e.g. story, film)

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prize; award

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association; society; organization; organisation

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mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author

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compilation; editing; recording

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text; script; this book

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spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu

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The Incite Mill

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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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tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater

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bottleneck

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Tokyo Sogensha Co., Ltd.

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

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tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans

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strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)

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spring term (e.g. school); spring period

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dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

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goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final

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Kadokawa Shoten (publisher)

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credit roll (at the end of a film or TV show); closing credits; end credits

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fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)

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writing; book

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winning (a prize)

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encouragement award; honorable mention (award); honourable mention

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division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category

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big prize; first prize

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educational institution; school; academy; campus

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birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

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Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)

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slight; dim; faint

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writing something on commission; newly written text

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December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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change of title; retitling; changed title

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shadow figure; silhouette

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The Sneaker

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

6

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

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first appearance

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to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)

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to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

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previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

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beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

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afforestation

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orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

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(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

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old age; old person; the old; the aged

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management; administration; operation

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trouble; bother

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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