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history

6

to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

2

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater

7

continuation; sequel

1

the same age; same period

1

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

19

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

4

self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive

1

fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

2

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

chivalry; generosity; heroism; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

2

seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning

5

bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza

1

new book; 17x11 cm paperback book

6

new publication; new book; new edition; reissue; republication

1

knowledge; information

1

storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story

2

a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some

1

reportage

1

letter; writings

3

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

2

1,000; one thousand

2

treasure island

5

large dictionary; comprehensive dictionary; unabridged dictionary

1

weekly publication

1

general public; the masses

1

editorial department

3

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

1

Shigeki

3

phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

3

hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)

3

split; division; break up

2

tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus

2

separate volume; extra issue; supplement; additional volume; supplementary volume

2

son; punk; brat; penis

1

newspaper company

1

Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)

1

Tomoyuki

1

remaining; left-over; excess

2

pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous

2

Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

2

drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

5

half a lifetime

1

authentic account

6

legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way

2

highlights; summary; compilation

1

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company

2

Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)

1