jpdb beta

mystery case

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writing something on commission; newly written text

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cartography; mapping

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binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)

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official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank

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Bay Bridge

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studio

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Hisazumi

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author (usu. of a particular book); writer

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

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ladder (in go)

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circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

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raincoat

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birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

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original author (of a work)

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novelist; fiction writer

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scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer

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hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster

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to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after

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boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

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case file

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detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

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educational institution; school; academy; campus

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series

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sugar

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cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka

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Cagli (Italy)

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weekly publication

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magazine

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new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

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prize; award

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being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning

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

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Kodansha Manga Award

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winning (a prize)

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wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis

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January; first month of the lunar calendar

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(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine

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

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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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bluebird of happiness

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library; book collection; paperback book

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publication; issue

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ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book

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to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

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double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)

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external link

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related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

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terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)

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