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flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)

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patriotic concern for the future of one's country

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Ozaki Housai (1885.1.20-1926.4.7)

2

collection of haiku poems

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Martin Scorsese

1

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

1

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

1

text; script; this book

3

writing (e.g. as a profession)

1

when it comes to; concerning

1

each; (arch.) you (plural)

1

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

1

take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)

1

thank you

1

logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber

1

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

1

Santa; Santa Claus

1

first appearance

1

newspaper

3

Chunichi Shimbun (Japanese newsaper)

1

western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)

1

sixth day of the month; six days

1

July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

1

thirtieth day of the month; thirty days

1

Hirano Keiichirō (1975.6-)

6

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

1

Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)

1

Kitakyushu (city)

1

city

1

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

1

Kyoto University

1

law department; law school

1

attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student

1

solar eclipse

1

Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)

1

prize; award

1

each nation; many nations; many countries

1

chief; main; principal; important

1

(written) work; book; writings

1

funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral

1

to trickle down

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ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

1

burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

1

(fine) art; the arts

1

recommendation

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Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

1

Rookie of the Year award

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bang; whump; boom

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literary prize

3

merely for form's sake

1