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sigh; long breath

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prize-winner

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triangle; triangular shape

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orange (fruit, colour)

1

shellfish; seashell; shell

1

to pick up; to pick out

1

gem; jewel; precious stone

1

molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling

1

indoor; inside the room

1

Alsace (France)

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Lyon (France); Riom (France); Riyon

1

to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

1

origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

1

gods

1

technique; art; skill; move

1

abundant (grain) crop; good harvest

1

first place

1

text; script; this book

1

gorge; ravine

1

April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

1

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

4

pontoon

1

January; first month of the lunar calendar

1

May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

1

serialization; serialisation; serial story

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

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

1

amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

1

land; shore

2

Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)

1

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

1

indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance

1

picnic; outing; hike

1

Yoshikawa Eiji

1

literature

1

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

1

big prize; first prize

1

winning (a prize)

4

mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author

1

association; society; organization; organisation

1

courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

1

Yamamoto Shuugorou

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this piece; this work

1

Naoki prize (literary award)

1

(written) work; book; writings

1