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publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)

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Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)

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multiplication table; times table

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

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

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peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

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courageous; brave; bold; valiant

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure

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notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged

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to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)

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half mirror; 50% beam splitter

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rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy

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sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

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Pacific high; Pacific anticyclone

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ninth day of the month; nine days

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billboard

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second

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sense of liberation; feeling of freedom

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lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

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airport

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embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)

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seeing one off; farewell; escort

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

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Okinawa (city, prefecture)

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sixth day of the month; six days

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end; close

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change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

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to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit

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beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering

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touch; being involved in

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to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

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already proved

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

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audition

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to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished

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aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)

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to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

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thank-you letter

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring

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painter (of buildings, etc.)

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to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

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rapid (e.g. progress)

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lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

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slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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