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ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

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as if nothing had happened

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hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

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uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)

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this or that person; anybody; many people

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to embrace each other

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to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out

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sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

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speech; address

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brain; brains; mind

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ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly

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thanks; gratitude

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to rush over; to run up to

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to cling to; to embrace

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crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

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to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

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sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

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to fly away; to flee away; to scatter

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to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

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bunch of flowers; bouquet

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congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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cobalt blue

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emptiness; vacuum; blank

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curtain call

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stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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text; script; this book

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weekly publication

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magazine

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same name; homonym

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work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

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improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up

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house; hall; building

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publication; issue

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tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume

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library; book collection; paperback book

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Ikeido Jun (1963-)

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Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)

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Keio University

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low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)

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coming to an end; dying out

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Edogawa Ranpo

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prize; award

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winning (a prize)

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iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

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bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

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Yoshikawa Eiji

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literature

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Rookie of the Year award

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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

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low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

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