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ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book

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publication; issue

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library; book collection; paperback book

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

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

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(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine

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October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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

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to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

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big prize; first prize

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literature

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Japan

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prefix for forming ordinal numbers

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contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

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community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border

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mystery

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long time; many years

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enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

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appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

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movie; film

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Japanese puppet theatre (theater); bunraku

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play; drama

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well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)

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classical music

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popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

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large number (of); many; majority

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homes

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calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat

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four-character compound word (usu. idiomatic)

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entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

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police inspector

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series

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detective team; study group; club

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being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

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sisters

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shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

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gently; quietly; calmly

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

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winning (a prize)

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Rookie of the Year award

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mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

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oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long

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Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)

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Akagawa Jirou (1948.2-)

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author (usu. of a particular book); writer

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publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)

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October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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

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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

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