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short (e.g. story, film)

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Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize

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older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

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Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

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morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special

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bridge

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under; underexposure; underdevelopment; under par

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

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in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter

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monthly publication; monthly issue

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ceramics; pottery; porcelain

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nautical mile

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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

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large cut (e.g. of meat); last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.

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beheading; decapitation

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

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marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)

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separate volume; extra issue; supplement; additional volume; supplementary volume

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illness

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volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

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Medaka Box

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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Shounen Jump (weekly magazine)

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weekly publication

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original author (of a work)

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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

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writing; book

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handsome youth (male); pretty boy

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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series

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nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

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work by the same author (artist, etc.); work in the same style; same way of making

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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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reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration

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tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

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Nishio Ishin

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introduction; presentation; referral; listing

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author (usu. of a particular book); writer

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writing something on commission; newly written text

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first appearance

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conclusion; completion

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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school

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for the first time in one's life

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that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

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