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change of title; retitling; changed title

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to reread; to read again

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trilogy

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Gormenghast (series)

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uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)

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millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time

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outrageous lie; outright lie

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

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reading comprehension

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westward trip; trip to the West

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New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)

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Columbus

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treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.

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to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

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essence; extract

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bestseller

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source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

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wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country

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noble birth

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Grimm's Fairy Tales

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unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

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prince; subordinate Kumano shrine

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to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest

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hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

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epoch-making; pivotal

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prostitution

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fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number

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in the same way as; just like

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style of acting

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here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

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even if I told you

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lecture; address; speech

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virtual reality

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to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language

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to be helpful; to be useful

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advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

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romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

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must-read; required reading

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businessman

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perusal; one reading

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Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)

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Shiba Ryoutarou (1923.8.7-1996.2.12)

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deification

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principle; theory; fundamental truth

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to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

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Kanchuu

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lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)

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one of them

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rampaging; raging violently; going berserk

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