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fate; destiny; predestination

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blood type; blood group

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prediction; prophecy; prognostication

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curse; spell; malediction

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history

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chronological table

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corner; nook; recess

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to add (e.g. a postscript)

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Murakami Haruki (1949-)

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God; god; ace; king; superior person

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to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

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bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite

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weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

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star player; star athlete

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poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

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giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

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to wear out (something)

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to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)

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mascot

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Astro Boy (Japanese anime character)

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cuckoo

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upper reaches of a river; upstream

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supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten

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Giants (Japanese baseball team)

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golden age

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year in, year out; always; 24-7

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overcrowded; congested

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Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)

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complimentary ticket; invitation card; invitation ticket

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chief; main; principal; major

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diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

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national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level

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hero

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Giants (baseball team); Giant (novel, film)

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hat; cap

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admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means

2

to conceal; to hide

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under the eaves

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to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

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justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

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to win; to gain victory

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