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unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

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literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)

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degenerate; pervert; deviant

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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fertile; productive; fruitful

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language

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image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

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destitution

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cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible

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deep realization (realisation); profound realization; one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; unexpectedly obtaining something

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danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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to exist

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criminal act

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fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year

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excellent (piece of) work

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to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

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that year; same year; same age

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Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri

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literary prize

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settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)

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to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

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achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

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enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly

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literary critic

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(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.

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permanent residence

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house number; address

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Japan; Japanese-style

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government official; clerk

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infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)

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growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

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weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health

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April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

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Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems

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haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

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Suzuki Miekichi (1882.9.29-1936.6.27)

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stream; brook; creek

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early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning

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children's story; fairy tale

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reading with pleasure

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literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)

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joining a club

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zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

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garden sorrel (Rumex acetosa); cock sorrel; sour dock

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Sukehito

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February; second month of the lunar calendar

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

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alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume

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Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia

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contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

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