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Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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attending (upon); keeping another company

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written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft

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fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent

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Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region

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travel; trip; journey

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setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)

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house; hall; building

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coloured paper; colored paper

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according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states

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never again

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one's high school days

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first love; puppy love

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total exhaustion

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fundamental; basic

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corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

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strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

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to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

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to rest; to suspend; to give relief

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one-by-one; separately; in detail

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price; cost

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counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

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possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

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price tag; price label

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to jab; to hit; to punch

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future; distant future

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classification; categorization; sorting

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(Western) playing cards

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to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places

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bad habit; vice

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to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack

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to be conspicuous; to stand out

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woman; lady; adult female

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to be conspicuous; to stand out

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proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright

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to be absorbed in reading

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

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crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

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tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

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to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

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wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

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munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt

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

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this (very thing); this precisely

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famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

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quadrilateral; square

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black rim; black edge

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to wear glasses; to put on glasses

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