jpdb beta

work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out

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based on; on the basis of

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publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)

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printing; impression; issue

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poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)

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stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK

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large number (of); many; majority

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gathering of talented people; group of geniuses

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club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse

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murder; homicide; manslaughter

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made-to-order; custom-made

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Kadokawa Shoten (publisher)

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lucky day; auspicious day

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today; this day

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storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story

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zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

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whale (Cetacea spp.)

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ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

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(written) work; book; writings

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Naoki prize (literary award)

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Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)

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to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

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Rookie of the Year award

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literature

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Yoshikawa Eiji

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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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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

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rigging

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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winning (a prize)

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prize; award

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Mephisto

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Chiba University

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furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

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unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness

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intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street

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amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

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improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up

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big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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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.

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text; script; this book

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to dissolve; to melt

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fresh verdure; new green leaves

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rectangle; oblong

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to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something

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violence; mayhem

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

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to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

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