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crab

2

allergy; aversion (to); strong distaste (for)

1

to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

2

10th day of the month; ten days

1

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

1

to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

1

feel; touch

1

Kajii Motojirō

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short story

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lemon

10

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work

1

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

2

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

2

large explosion

1

to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse

1

(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly

1

as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now

1

near future

1

science fiction; sci-fi; SF

3

Uehashi Nahoko

2

spirit; soul; ghost

4

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

4

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

4

Uehashi

1

instrumentalist; player

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Hirata Oriza (1962.11-)

2

drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society

1

to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord

1

youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

1

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

1

Hiroko

2

double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

3

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

5

god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife

5

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

1

to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

5

8th day of the month; eight days

1

big; large; great

1

standing on tiptoes

1

law-like nature; regularity

1

Bunshun Bunko (paperback label)

1

Takemoto Nobara; Novala Takemoto

1

Maijō Ōtarō

1

matter of taste

1

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely

1

Filip; Philipe; Philipp; Philippe; Phillip; Phillipe

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Dick

2

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (novel by Philip K. Dick, 1968)

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