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masochistic view of history; self-tormenting historical view

1

Beaulieu

1

Sakazaki

1

two-part work

1

wet snow; sticky snow

1

introductory price (discounted); trial price

1

Banana

1

publicly predicting the future developments of a creative work (making it difficult for the creator to use those ideas)

1

to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to

1

brainstorming

1

Takamizawa

1

affiliate blog; affiliate marketing blog

1

Yoshihiko

5

below average

1

Tokyo Station

2

to go back to the starting point

1

home-baked; homemade

2

uniqueness; individuality

1

the "ta" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ta, chi, tsu, te, to)

2

agenda

1

vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms

1

preposition

1

Fields

9

person who makes someone else appear better; foil

1

tragic love story; tale of tragic love

1

Digital distribution

2

standardization; uniformalization

2

embossing a pattern; repoussé; drum signaling the end of a performance; serve (e.g. in tennis); drive (in golf); printout

1

fan club; hobbyist club; amateur association; doujin circle

2

packaging

8

Microsoft PowerPoint

1

kilobyte; kB

2

toner

1

to boast; to brag

1

10^68 (or 10^88)

1

resale

1

trading card

1

Console game

1

Ranco, Lombardy

1

whisky bonbon; whiskey bonbon; liqueur candy

1

boy soprano

1

United States men's Olympic basketball team

1

Nasukougen

3

(with a) successful outcome; (ending in) success

1

feature

1

publication in a new format or binding; special edition

1

unpaid; unsalaried

4

Eri

157

after reading a book

1

souvenir

1