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study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company

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(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

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appointment

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Tokuma Shoten (publisher)

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night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays

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colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in

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god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

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recent work

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big prize; first prize

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The Great Passage (2011 novel by Shion Miura, 2013 movie, 2016 animated TV series)

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winning (a prize)

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prize; award

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Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)

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counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

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convenient; handy; useful

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

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amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

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

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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action of making something; -ification

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September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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publishing part by part (e.g. in a magazine)

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latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part

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first part; first volume; prequel

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July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

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June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

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separate volume; extra issue; supplement; additional volume; supplementary volume

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special issue (of a magazine, etc.); issuing an extra number

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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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journal; magazine; periodical

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look; glance; sight; summary; list; table

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first appearance

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

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to regret

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trusting too much; overestimating ability

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate

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cirrocumulus cloud

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piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)

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weird; disgusting; sickening

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activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex

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to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

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to start for home; to head for home; to make for home

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fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

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year after next

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to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

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next year

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to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight

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change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

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unbelievable; incredible; implausible

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