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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month

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number of books

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amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

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November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

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photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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bestseller

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cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now

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making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen

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this piece; this work

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publication; issue

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March; third month of the lunar calendar

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

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Ichikawa Takuji

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five; 5

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eight; 8

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nine; 9

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study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company

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already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

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translation; version (e.g. "English version")

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Asakura Hisashi

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work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking

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plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin

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seal

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collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

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secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

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postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

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family name; lineage; birth; clan

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hot water; hot bath

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(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address

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I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

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to conceal; to hide

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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to doze (off)

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falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off

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riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

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natural; intrinsic; from birth

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to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

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to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

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(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

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with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new

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epilogue

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he; she; that person; (arch.) you

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