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drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing

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editorial department

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reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out

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beginning; inception

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fifty; 50

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supplement; supplementary volume

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complete works; complete collection; complete series

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7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side

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ethology

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neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Wang Yangming and his followers)

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philosophy

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eastern part; the east (of a region)

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garrison; military base

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noon; 12pm

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manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

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last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)

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stringing a bow; person who strings bows; crescent moon; paper lantern with a bow-shaped handle

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novel idea; strange theory

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defense; defence; protection

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celebration (of ceremony); solemnization (e.g. of a marriage); solemnisation

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parade

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one full year

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national theater

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premiere; first showing; release (film)

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assassination

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debate; discussion

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All-Campus Joint Struggle League; student group active at universities throughout Japan between 1968 and 1969

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promotion; advancement; rising in rank

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godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)

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average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually

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member; the membership

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downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

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Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens

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entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)

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wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

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karate; empty handed

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appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

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(China's) Cultural Revolution (1966-76)

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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Abe Koubou (1924-1993)

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Ishikawa (prefecture)

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nihonjinron; theories of Japanese cultural or racial uniqueness

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Akutagawa Prize (literary award)

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division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category

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art festival

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fragmentary thoughts; random thoughts

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criticism; critique; review; commentary

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border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

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peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

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start; commencement; beginning; initiation

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