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just now; at this moment; at this point of time

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sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

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unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

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first appearance

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home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)

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research establishment; research institute; laboratory

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the first and second; a few

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

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monthly publication; monthly issue

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library; book collection; paperback book

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August; eighth 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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sigh

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change of title; retitling; changed title

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writing something on commission; newly written text

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January; first month of the lunar calendar

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author (usu. of a particular book); writer

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brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV

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shoji (paper sliding door)

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the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

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Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

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

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advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

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service; duty; work

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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

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sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

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prefix for forming ordinal numbers

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Mephisto

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prize; award

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winning (a prize)

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following year

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stroke of the brush; touch; literary style

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(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

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novel; (short) story

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youth novel

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to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics

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most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece

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bandwagon

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series

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(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama

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chief; main; principal; important

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(written) work; book; writings

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Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)

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AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)

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OK; okay

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Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan

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stage; performance

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Kadokawa Haruki (1942.1.8-)

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