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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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cooperation; collaboration; help; support

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famous book; masterpiece (literary work)

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by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned

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works cited; references

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material; materials; data; information; documents

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Japanese translation

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Honaga

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Komine

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bookshop; bookstore

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Hikozou

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autobiography

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Joseph; Josef; Jozef; Josephs

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great-grandchild

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third principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; downward stroke

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Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)

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library; book collection; paperback book

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Hornblower

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series

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C. S. Forester

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Thailand

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translation into Japanese

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Hayakawa

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magazine; journal

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publication society

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American Indian; Native American

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folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore

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Thomson

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compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

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art; fine arts

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drunken dream; relaxed contentment

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story; tale

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Bungeishunju (publishing company); Bungei Shunjū (magazine)

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eastward advance

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spacious; vast; wide

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translation and annotation; translation with notes; translator's notes

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Masataka

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explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

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Yanagihara Ryōhei (1931.8-)

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sincerity; devotion

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romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

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Bjoern

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Landstrom

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Ishihara Yūjirō (1934.12.28-1987.7.17)

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(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director

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Nobel

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study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company

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