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paperback edition

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Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd. (name of a publishing company)

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publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)

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that year; same year; same age

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indeed; really; truly; very much

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re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

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editing; compilation

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newly created character; newly introduced (kanji) character (in a textbook); new character form; shinjitai

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new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography

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publication; issue

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diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)

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publication society

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original text; source book; draft

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ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)

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suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required

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to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)

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to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

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still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

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text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence

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nowadays; in this day and age

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word, phrase, or image that is perceived as showing or suggesting discrimination or prejudice against a person or group of people

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to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

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quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

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expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

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historical background

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to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from

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Niigata (city, prefecture)

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the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

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Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)

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bestseller

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autobiography

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literary world; literary circles

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history

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variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse

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in succession; one by one

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popular writer

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to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

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will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus

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female writer; woman writer

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prize; award

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Kikuchi Kan prize

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winning (a prize)

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death; passing

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date of issue or publication

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October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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thirtieth day of the month; thirty days

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work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking

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issuer; publisher

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publishing house; publishing office

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stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK

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