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included (in a publication); carried; printed

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abnormal

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hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

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aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things

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fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

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to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

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First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1

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to call in; to invite; to bring in

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to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough

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to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

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Alfred

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Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

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major recession; serious (economic) depression; Great Depression

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under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

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to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

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burnt field; burnt area

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desire; wish; aspiration

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A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.

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indiscriminate killing; indiscriminate murder

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timing

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after reading a book

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all; everyone; everybody

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swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy

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beautiful wife

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to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try

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to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

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thousands; several thousand

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what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion

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a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

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period; term; interval

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Briton; Englishman; (the) English

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literacy rate

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at a stroke; with a single swoop

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increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)

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phenomenon

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seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)

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yellow

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journalism

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one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

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to complain; to lodge a complaint

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big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)

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dynamic

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rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

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to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

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Berunu

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take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people

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social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society

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feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

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intellectual

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devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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